bikeman66
Senior Member
- Location
- Isle of Wight
Bought myself a nice new Felt road bike off the internet a couple of months back and really enjoy it. The only slight niggle, which actually was starting to spoil my enjoyment of this fantastic machine, was a really annoying noise coming from the rear end. I tightened various things, made slight adjustments to the gears etc, but still the noise persisted. By a process of elimination I eventually decided it was the rear wheel that was causing the grief (it was a sound a bit like the derailleur cage was clipping the spokes, but only really seemed to happen when the drivetrain was under load). Having checked the spokes, I thought they were a little on the loose side, and the wheel was 2-3mm out of true. I rode the bike for a while to let the spokes "bed-in" and today took the wheels to the local bike shop to be sorted. The end result is, the bike is now beautifully silent and I have a big smile permanently on my face as I ride.
Looking forward to the 20 mile ride to the in-law's on Christmas Day now. Weather forecast is good, bike is sorted, life is good!
Merry Christmas fellow cyclists, and happy riding in 2015.
Looking forward to the 20 mile ride to the in-law's on Christmas Day now. Weather forecast is good, bike is sorted, life is good!
Merry Christmas fellow cyclists, and happy riding in 2015.
