at least I now know that it's not me failing the chain game
If it's any consolation, my 1R8 sounds like a particularly badly packed SnapOn van racing along the Carrefour de l'Arbre. At a fundamental level, all chains generate the same noise, it's just that some of them absorb it in the lube or coating before it gets into the air.
It's just particularly annoying when I'm riding with friends on road bikes and my chain is just as loud as their free wheel. Also comments like "dude, howbow lubing yo chain"
If it's any consolation, my 1R8 sounds like a particularly badly packed SnapOn van racing along the Carrefour de l'Arbre. At a fundamental level, all chains generate the same noise, it's just that some of them absorb it in the lube or coating before it gets into the air.