Smaller cog now chains loud?

Posted on Mon 21st, September 2009

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• #26

Butters

More chain tension and more wear, so therefore more noise maybe?

http://www.sheldonbrown.com/fixed.html#bigsmall
• #27

rydon

i have now sorted this :), when i got home i took the chain off cleaned it and then soaked it in some finishline wet lube and also cleaned off all the shite from the chain ring and cog then refitted the chain, i relised i had a huge diffrence in chain tension when fitting the chain so i sorted that not in the gracfull sheldon brown way by tapping with a spanner but with twating the chain ring with a wooden malled and that sorted it nicly, then went for a little ride wiped all the excess lube off and hey presto! quiet at a mouse again :D
• #28

RhysPo

+1 for the 'If all else fails, twat it with a mallet' method.
• #29

rydon

yeah make sure its wooden though, rubber ones have a insane ammount of ricochet and you will probs end up twating your chin instead.
• #30

Greasy_Slag

get an ipod

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