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Go clipless! Normal chain noise?
As a newbie with a month old Bacchetta Giro I was rather unimpressed
with my bike until I put on clipless (eggbeaters) pedals- wow! Feet no longer going numb or falling off the pedals-starting much easier, a lot more muscles working. Had a delightful 15 mile trial run. My advice is if you are used to clipless on your DF bike you need 'em on your bent as well. By the way- the eggbeaters seem better than my Shimano SPD for ease of release. I do notice much more chain noise (chatter?)from the front than I am used to on my DF bike. My thinking is it has to do with the slight angle of the chain as it seats onto the chainring, especially under tension. Thoughts? -- -------------------------- Posted via cyclingforums.com http://www.cyclingforums.com |
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Go clipless! Normal chain noise?
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As a newbie with a month old Bacchetta Giro ...I do notice much more chain noise (chatter?)from the front than I am used to on my DF bike. My thinking is it has to do with the slight angle of the chain as it seats onto the chainring, especially under tension. Thoughts? I think most SWBs with idlers are noisier than DF. The Bacchetta, with the single idler seems noisier than many. If you are absolutely sure the noise comes from the front derailleur area, Make sure that the chain is not rubbing against the derailleur after a shift. Moving the rear derailleur to extreme positions will cause the chain to drift toward one or the other side of the front derailleur requiring a minor adjustment of the front derailleur. More likely, the noise you hear is coming from the idler. By itself, it is a noisy little beast. Unless installed correctly, it is possible that the upper and lower chains are reversed on the idler and when that happens, it gets really noisy. Early Giros where delivered with improperly positioned idlers. These caused problems and were corrected by positioning the idler further away from the frame with a spacer on the shaft. This was provided by Bacchetta. Check to see if you have this or if it was installed correctly by the LBS. I don't think this is a problem with later Giros. Cletus D. Lee Bacchetta Giro Lightning Voyager http://www.clee.org - Bellaire, TX USA - |
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Go clipless! Normal chain noise?
If you think about how you sit on a DF you'll realize your body is
positioned between drive train and your ears, thus blocking a lot of the nose. And the sources of noise are further from your ears. "fblum" wrote in message ... As a newbie with a month old Bacchetta Giro I was rather unimpressed with my bike until I put on clipless (eggbeaters) pedals- wow! Feet no longer going numb or falling off the pedals-starting much easier, a lot more muscles working. Had a delightful 15 mile trial run. My advice is if you are used to clipless on your DF bike you need 'em on your bent as well. By the way- the eggbeaters seem better than my Shimano SPD for ease of release. I do notice much more chain noise (chatter?)from the front than I am used to on my DF bike. My thinking is it has to do with the slight angle of the chain as it seats onto the chainring, especially under tension. Thoughts? -- -------------------------- Posted via cyclingforums.com http://www.cyclingforums.com |
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Go clipless! Normal chain noise?
If you think about how you sit on a DF you'll realize your body is
positioned between drive train and your ears, thus blocking a lot of the nose. And the sources of noise are further from your ears. "fblum" wrote in message ... As a newbie with a month old Bacchetta Giro I was rather unimpressed with my bike until I put on clipless (eggbeaters) pedals- wow! Feet no longer going numb or falling off the pedals-starting much easier, a lot more muscles working. Had a delightful 15 mile trial run. My advice is if you are used to clipless on your DF bike you need 'em on your bent as well. By the way- the eggbeaters seem better than my Shimano SPD for ease of release. I do notice much more chain noise (chatter?)from the front than I am used to on my DF bike. My thinking is it has to do with the slight angle of the chain as it seats onto the chainring, especially under tension. Thoughts? -- -------------------------- Posted via cyclingforums.com http://www.cyclingforums.com |
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