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dja25
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Hi.
I am relatively new to cycling. My bicycle, with which I am generally very happy, is a
traditional Dutch roadster. It has lots of "low maintenance" bits and pieces, including front and
rear hub brakes.
Every so often, I sense a very small "clicking" through the handlebars. This doesn't seem to be a
response to turning them - they are fine when I do this. It seems to be most likely to happen when I
start pedalling or otherwise put weight on the front of the bike.
My front hub brake has some kind of mechanism in it that gives a sense of movement in the headset
when activated. (I don't think the movement actually takes place in the headset, but it is
discernable when I rock the bike backwards and forwards in the same way that headset movement would
be.) I gather that the purpose of this mechanism is to prevent the brake from building up excessive
tension in the spokes, etc. during operation.
I am wondering whether this mechanism is in some way responsible for the clicking: if so, there is
probably nothing for me to worry about.
I guess that an alternative (and more worrying) cause would be a small vertical movement in the
headset under pressure. Is this a likely fault?
Does any one else have experience of something similar? If so, what was the cause?
Thanks in advance for your help.
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Daniel Auger - mailto:[email protected]
I am relatively new to cycling. My bicycle, with which I am generally very happy, is a
traditional Dutch roadster. It has lots of "low maintenance" bits and pieces, including front and
rear hub brakes.
Every so often, I sense a very small "clicking" through the handlebars. This doesn't seem to be a
response to turning them - they are fine when I do this. It seems to be most likely to happen when I
start pedalling or otherwise put weight on the front of the bike.
My front hub brake has some kind of mechanism in it that gives a sense of movement in the headset
when activated. (I don't think the movement actually takes place in the headset, but it is
discernable when I rock the bike backwards and forwards in the same way that headset movement would
be.) I gather that the purpose of this mechanism is to prevent the brake from building up excessive
tension in the spokes, etc. during operation.
I am wondering whether this mechanism is in some way responsible for the clicking: if so, there is
probably nothing for me to worry about.
I guess that an alternative (and more worrying) cause would be a small vertical movement in the
headset under pressure. Is this a likely fault?
Does any one else have experience of something similar? If so, what was the cause?
Thanks in advance for your help.
--
Daniel Auger - mailto:[email protected]