Custom24
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I don't know how to search for this, because I don't know if it's possible, or what it would be called.
Anyhow, my newish bike makes a fair amount of chain noise in gear combinations where I don't think it should.
It's a double front derailleur with a ten speed cassette. This bike http://whyte.bike/2013/product.php?xProd=116&xSec=121
When I'm in the small chainring on the front, it runs silently on the smaller sprockets on the cassette. There is some chain noise when I'm in the big sprockets on the cassette.
Most of the problem is that when I'm in the big chain ring on the front, it only runs silently on the smallest two sprockets on the cassette, meaning I don't like using the big chain ring.
It feels like the chain rings and cassette are not in the correct positions relative to one another laterally.
I don't think there is a way to adjust the relative positions, is there?
Could it be something else? I will get the bike on the stand and make sure it is not the front mech which needs its position tuning. Is there anything else that causes this?
If we label the sprockets on the cassette 1 through 10 biggest to smallest, I'd expect the small front chain ring to ring silently on say sprocket 3 and the big front chain ring to run silently on sprocket 8. Is that reasonable?
Thanks
Mark
Anyhow, my newish bike makes a fair amount of chain noise in gear combinations where I don't think it should.
It's a double front derailleur with a ten speed cassette. This bike http://whyte.bike/2013/product.php?xProd=116&xSec=121
When I'm in the small chainring on the front, it runs silently on the smaller sprockets on the cassette. There is some chain noise when I'm in the big sprockets on the cassette.
Most of the problem is that when I'm in the big chain ring on the front, it only runs silently on the smallest two sprockets on the cassette, meaning I don't like using the big chain ring.
It feels like the chain rings and cassette are not in the correct positions relative to one another laterally.
I don't think there is a way to adjust the relative positions, is there?
Could it be something else? I will get the bike on the stand and make sure it is not the front mech which needs its position tuning. Is there anything else that causes this?
If we label the sprockets on the cassette 1 through 10 biggest to smallest, I'd expect the small front chain ring to ring silently on say sprocket 3 and the big front chain ring to run silently on sprocket 8. Is that reasonable?
Thanks
Mark