Bananasthemonkey
Member since Aug 2012 • Last active Aug 2012- 0 conversations
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Hello everyone. First post so I hope you can help.
I have a problem with a creak on my bike (a Pearson Touche which I run as an SS with an ENO freewheel) that doesn't seem amenable to the usual fixes. I have stripped/greased everything I can possibly think of from the chainring bolts to the headset to the track ends to the saddle rails to the stem and bars to the BB to the cranks to the pedals and well... everything.
But the creak is still there and it's driving me bananas. Now, after all this, I THINK I have tracked the noise down to the chain, and specifically - perhaps - to the tension in the chain. The reason I say this is because of all fixes I've tried, the thing that seemed to make the most difference was when I refitted the chain slightly tighter than usual and the noise actually got worse.
The obvious answer would seem to be to slacken off the tension on the chain (which admittedly does seem to help with the creak). However, I run the bike on a White Industries ENO freewheel which has really shallow teeth. I find that unless I run the chain tight (and I mean really tight) there's a risk of it shedding when peddling hard over bumpy-ish ground (which has actually happened to me twice in traffic and nearly got me squished).
SO, two related questions:
1) Any bright ideas on how to fix the (apparent) chain creak, if that's what it is?
2) Any bright ideas about chain tension on an ENO freehub? My gut feeling is that my chain is still too tight but I don't want to risk it shedding under pressure again.
Butters (and fungumble) you have given me hope. I will examine this further..