I got new Grail CF SL 8 and my headache started when I realized I cannot make headset play stop. After tightening all the screws to exact values I can still produce play on my steering wheel.
Description, I stand over my bike and hold both brakes fully. Then I start to push bike forward and backwards and I can see my forktube covered with cap going forward and backward (gap becomes smaller and bigger depending on the movement).
All the screws inside are:
1. 2x rear to lock the plastic plate to the fork (fixate steering wheel) 2. 1x top cover 3. 1x transitional plate
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On my Canyon (inflite), the transition plate was set and locked in to hold everything in place, so I didn't have to mess with anything (as I can recall).
But in general: loosen all bolts tighten the top cover to the desired torque (too much torque risks ruining the headset bearings). Tighten the transitional plate to desired torque (this takes very little torque, or you will break it (don't ask me how I know!))
At this point the headset, fork and frame are set in place. you can take the steering wheel off if you desire. But at this point all you need to do is to align the handle bars and torque the two bolts to lock the bars in place.
Guess I've never looked closely at a grail from above before. Took me a while to figure out your first picture - I kept thinking to myself - why is there an adjustment plate in the middle of the top tube. Finally it clicked in and I realized what I was looking at.
Somewhat related, my headset occasionally will make a creaking sound which I think may be fore and aft movement on bumpy surfaces but I detect no play visually. Had torqued everything per Canyon assembly. Anyone have insights? PS I did crash and re-centered and this is post crash anomaly.
just one thing .... I don't know what your specific problem might be.. but I was very frustrated by one strange creaking sound ... and after identification I found it was cable housing running below my double decker 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 .. really .... I am not joking.
If you have same bicycle check your lines from brakes and gears running bellow ... fiddle them with your hands.
Second... If you have disassembled it... I hope you have run all parts clean... add new grease and new carbon friction gel ... and then tight it like the specs says.
In general you could put your bike on a floor and pull both brakes and start pushing it back and forth ... it should create some sound which you could identify... because you are providing strain on complete front part.
just one thing .... I don't know what your specific problem might be.. but I was very frustrated by one strange creaking sound ... and after identification I found it was cable housing running below my double decker 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 .. really .... I am not joking.
If you have same bicycle check your lines from brakes and gears running bellow ... fiddle them with your hands.
Second... If you have disassembled it... I hope you have run all parts clean... add new grease and new carbon friction gel ... and then tight it like the specs says.
In general you could put your bike on a floor and pull both brakes and start pushing it back and forth ... it should create some sound which you could identify... because you are providing strain on complete front part.
Hope something helps! Thanks. Did rock it and no play, no sounds. Never heard or thought about the cables. Will check that first thing. What specifically did you do to fix the cable issue? Re-grease?
Thanks. Did rock it and no play, no sounds. Never heard or thought about the cables. Will check that first thing. What specifically did you do to fix the cable issue? Re-grease?
Great, glad to help! Well .. really only thing what I did is change my mindset to realize that nothing bad is going on. I didn't ever tried to solve after I realized that it is such unimportant thing. My major concern was that something bad is going on.... and now.... who cares 😁😂
