2001 Zurich
 

I've got a 2nd hand 2001 zurich, in the last 3 years I've put on about 3k miles. Never had the wheels or headset worked on, the bike runs smooth, except for a very infrequent clicking noise when I pedal. Would you recommend that I get the wheels and headset serviced or should I leave it alone and just keep riding. I did check the wheels this winter and they were spinning smooth. Thanks in advance for your response.

Re: the noise

You many find the following links helpful in tracking it down:

http://sheldonbrown.com/creaks.html

AND

http://www.parktool.com/repair/readhowto.asp?id=123

It's usually just a matter of patiently removing, cleaning,
re-lubing, and re-torquing fasteners until it quiets down.

Thanks - what's the consensus about not working on wheels that are running smooth?

Generally ... if it works ... don't fix it.

If you know what you're doing, then ... no reason not to check and adjust the wheel's true.

http://www.parktool.com/repair/readhowto.asp?id=81

http://www.kenkifer.com/bikepages/skills/spokes.htm

http://www.sheldonbrown.com/tooltips/truing.html

This is a pretty simple process. If anything in it feels beyond your abilities, just take the bike into your Local Bike Shop. Pretty straightforward and -- usually -- pretty cheap.