Originally Posted by
xxguitarist
If you lock up the front brake and pull/push the bike forward & back, does it *ping*? Thats the typical loose headset. More common than most other issues, too.
dude read the original post: he says "when i lift the front wheel off the ground and set it into motion i hear a creaking or tinking"
meaning if his front wheel is off the ground and its making noise its got nothing to do with the headset.