Headset

Barts
Barts Posts: 15
edited July 2014 in Workshop
Hi all , I think my bearings have gone on the headset of my 2012 cannondale synapse, as I can't get over my lbs until the weekend , I am just posting to get some quick advice if any. Does anyone know what size the bearings I need to get are and is it dangerous to keep riding the bike with this problem. The reason I think the bearings have gone is every time I'm on a rough stretch of road which there are plenty where I live there is a loud clicking sound through the vibrations and also when I'm out the saddle pushing hard up hill the clicking sound gets worse. Any advice gratefully received.

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  • jgsi
    jgsi Posts: 5,062
    As this the 'Workshop' I'd primarily say strip and clean down the front end and put back together again.
    There are a few YT vids showing how...however.. as you mention you use a shop for mechanicals..I'd say riding with a headset that needs attention probably is not the most fulfilling of experiences.. so if it is really bad.. don't use.
    Unlikely that you will have a near death experience.... but who knows?
    Learning basic bike mechanics btw is actually quite fulfilling.

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