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@Si88
Right, this is driving me nuts and I'm hoping someone can help.
Last week I replaced my entire drive train.
All fitted correctly (cranks/bb were professionally fitted), greased, tightened, lubed etc etc.
Chainline looks correct. I've tried varying chain tension, it's not binding, only very slight play when trackstanding.
The cog is incredibly noisy whenever I pedal hard. It's a continuous clicking, no louder on any part of the pedal revolution than any other.
It's silent when resisting or simply matching the revolution of the cranks (i.e. not putting any additional force on the pedals, just kinda "coast-pedalling" if that makes sense).
Does it need to "settle in"?
Is the cog just a heap of steaming overpriced shit? (I UTFS'd and found some chatter about them not being great for the money).
Should I throw more money at the problem and get an EAI cog?
It's really loud. I'm getting looks from peds as I ride by.
Please help...