Originally Posted by badsac
Got it serviced at the shop before the Alpine. Done 200km since then. Now I find the steering is binding up when you turn it very far off center. The thing is only 15 months old so the bearings can't be worn out. You think they might have done something at the shop?
Secondly, when I pedal the thing makes a clackety clackety sound, like tiny maraccas. Doesn;t mappen when I coast. Happens in all gears and either sitting or standing, although I do notice it most going slow up hills, I guess because there's less wind noise. It's not the gears cause I've had a play. Thought it might be the bottom bracket or cranks but there doesn't seem to be any play down there and it's still spinning smooth.
1/ +1 ed, or did those guys overtighten the headfittings?
2/ My guess would be one farked ball bearing or a slightly pitted race in the BB. If it is Shimano, they run on balls. They can feel smooth by hand but with one farked bearing will creak and click and be rat**** inside. I pulled one to bits once to see if I could fix it. One bearing had disintergrated. It felt smooth but clacked and farted when ridden on. The bastards can't be fixed, they aren't designed to be put back together. You'll have to chuck it and get another one.