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So my Fuji Track came today. It's nice but I can see why it's the cheapest production bike. The tires look and feel like they're from a toy bike. Everything went together nicely after cleaning some threads but I get a lot of noise from the drivetrain. At low rpm it seems to come from the rear (a clicking sound) but then as the speed increases the whole drivetrain starts making a periodic buzz sound and I can see the chain vibrating quite a bit. That's all with no load on the bike. When I'm actually on the bike the pedal feel is fine but the clicking sound is still there. The chainline looks to be dead on as I'd expect from a bik that comes configured to run fixed out of the box but the chain does feel quite tight at the top and very tight a the bottom.
Any ideas?
One other thing. Clips are damn scary when using them for the first time.