• I'm getting chain slap even with the clutch on - it's not grippy enough.

    Take apart the tension spring, clean and regrease, if that gets caked in crud there is not much the clutch alone would do. The tension spring give you the tension, the clutch just dampens the fast twitching motions.

  • Nah, cleaning is for wimps.

    I've just tightened the bastard clutch a little bit. I'll retest it at some point and if it's still clunking then I'll pull it down and clean it.

  • I actually have a feeling it's the freehub sticking so whe I'm in a high gear, cranking and suddenly stop, the cassette is spinning still and the top run of chain slackens off. I have the same issue on my Hope gravel wheels because the green seal is a bit shit so the whole thing grips a bit. You don't notice when pedaling but when wheeling the bike, it acts like a fixed gear.

    I'll probably do as you suggest anyway and give it a clean at some point but I'll also have a clsoer look at the freehub.

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