Any top tips for silencing an Izumi?

Wasn't my first choice, but it was all Barrie and DaFonie had in stock.

Shiny silver Izumi, dunno which type. Not stamped NJS.

Sounds like a bag of spanners.

Any silencing ideas?

Clean it.

Seriously.

Izumi's are silent when maintained well, and sound like tractors when they're dirty. It may look clean, but I bet it isn't.

Give it a good clean, re-lube and put back on. And clean your cog and chainring whilst you're at it.

Cheers David, but the transmission is all new.

So dirty it isn't.

It's not too tight then is it?

My Izumi sounds terrible when either dirty or too tight. The rest of the time... heavenly.

I'd say tension is fine.

Looks like I may have been charged Super Toughness money for a cheep-cheep chain.

I've had a butcher's. It's stamped 5L, and is NJS certified.

Anyone know what it is?

If it's brand new it might take a few kays before bedding in.. all the edges on the cogs are FRESH FRESH you see?

The noise from the GT driveline has gone now and I've done nothing to it. I'd say ride it for 100k and see if it's still noisy.

100 miles.

160k

160000 cm

the man was asking about his drivetrain, not Hippy's waist size

ooooo, them da fightin words from a big boy himself!!

It's okay.. RPM never leaves his house.. so I think I'm safe..

oil
also you could check for tight links that sometimes gives of a bit of noise

hippy RPM never leaves his house..

that's quite true.

and if I do, I never venture far.

yeah...i definitely read this as tips for silencing an uzi.

dyslexia ftw!

RPM [quote]hippy RPM never leaves his house..

that's quite true.

and if I do, I never venture far.[/quote]

richmond park?

by the by, my D.I.D. is well noisy too...

all i know is that those chains are tough mofo's, i stripped the thread on my park tools hand held chain tool trying to take out and fit some links :( . have now upgraded to the £30 park tool, mwahhh mwahhh!!

clean your chain properly once a week, or everytime it rains, and have you checked your chain line?

edmundane [quote]RPM [quote]hippy RPM never leaves his house..

that's quite true.

and if I do, I never venture far.[/quote]

richmond park?

by the by, my D.I.D. is well noisy too...[/quote]

yeah, for leisure rides it tends to be richmondo parko

we need to do another forum beer/ride/beer over that way, except find a pub with open fire and roasts

RPM your IQ must surely surpass 200. That's a friggin' top notch idea.

it's gonna be the westies xmas beer hunt!

fuckin' A, i might even ride next time.....hehe

RPM

yeah, for leisure rides it tends to be richmondo parko

we need to do another forum beer/ride/beer over that way, except find a pub with open fire and roasts

if this is an after work thing I'm in, there have been far too few gatherings of the west london fgss splinter group recently, unless of course you've been meeting up secretly in the depths of west london, planning on fixed gear domination and the suchlike..