Originally Posted by gonesh9
There's been a squeaky noise coming from the headset area that has gotten much worse lately. I've made sure the headset is tightened properly, and several bike shop dudes have also tightened it for me. The squeak comes when I apply force on one side of the handlebars (take on hand off) or when I hit a bump at an angle. So it seems like it's the steerer squaeking on the inside of the head tube or something? Or could it just be that I need a new headset? (2 year old Cane Creek.) It's getting really obnoxious.
The steerer cannot contact the headtube. Maybe it isn't even the HS?