Originally Posted by
Fox Farm
An obvious question is if the head set is properly tightened? Since you mentioned a new bike, the press fit bearings may have seated in a little bit. I had a dogged creaking sound coming from my bike that turned out to be head set and not bottom bracket. Removed fork, bearings, cleaned everything and reinstalled them. Now very quiet.
this, make sure there is enough space between compression cap and spacers/stem. or it will loosen and creak. this happened to me and usually when under load.
also, since i ride a focus, it could be the cables rubbing against the stem and bars creating a popping noise. the cables internal routing is all up front creating tight bends
and lastly the BB30, most likely press fit, could also be a culprit.