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Ok, somewhere in my drivetrain there is a really annoying resistance of some sort. I've been riding along and it feels like I am riding through mud to the point that I was unable to ride up Holland Park Ave. even though I was nearly busting a blood vessel trying to do so. So far I have:
Checked tyre pressure, both at 120psi
Taken chain off, BB spins smoothly and freely, wheel spins smoothly and freely
Thoroughly cleaned and relubed chain, cleaned chainring, cleaned sprocket
Checked pedals, both spin smoothly and freely
Tried various chain tensions throughout the day, from tight as fuck to almost falling off slack.
It was doing my head in so much (amongst other things) that I threw my bike in front of a bus that just narrowly avoided running it over. So before I do something else equally silly does anyone have any ideas why it feels like I am cycling through custard with a flat tyre?
ps. tried the htfu method but my knees will explode if I try another 8 hours of riding like that.