Pinging sound from front wheel (potentially disc brake)
Apologies if this is the wrong place to ask but here goes
Recently I bought a new bike, but it's a very cheap local thing
Anyway, the issue is, anytime there's some impact on the front wheel (eg: going over a speed bump, falling into a pothole), there's a distinct metallic ping sound ringing out
It does not occur when I'm riding on a smooth flat road
At home I can recreate this by lifting the front of the bike with the handlebars and then hitting the ground with the wheel
I have tried with both the suspension locked and open, and it happens similarly
However, if I hold down the front brake when I do it, then I don't hear the sound
So it's making me think that perhaps the rotor is hitting the brake caliper when the wheel is hit
However, I don't know how to fix this
I have checked to see if there's any play in the wheel, and there isn't anything that I can notice
I have checked and re-tightened the QR skewer, but the problem continues
Checked if the brake caliper was loose but that doesn't seem to be the case either, and the brake works just fine
Any thoughts about how I could proceed with this?
I can of course ignore the sound, but I don't know if there's any safety concern here
PS. I'm new to disc brakes. All my life I've ridden bikes with rim brakes so this is a bit of a new "adventure" for me