My new bike arrived and it's the most amazing thing on the face of the Earth (of course).
I won't bore you with all of the reasons why it's great, I've already nattered my boyfriend's and parents' ears off about it. Suffice to say that on the MTB I've been borrowing I could manage 6 miles in one go, tops, and by that time my legs hurt and I was knackered. On this beauty I went on a 'quick' test ride today and did about 20 and still felt ready for more. So I'm a very happy bunny despite the sunburn.
Now that we've established how amazing my dream machine is in general, I just have a question about a funny clicky noise. It seems to be coming from the pedals or just behind them, and comes and goes, though always seems to be louder when I'm putting more pressure on the pedals (i.e. going up a hill). My boyfriend said it's the tension in the chain and a lot of bikes do it, is that right? He hasn't ridden a bike in a while so I'm not sure I trust him. I did order the bike through my LBS so can always go back to them if need be.
Also my front brake squeaks. At the beginning of the day it was really loud and started as soon as I braked, but by the end of the day it had quietened down a bit and didn't start until I braked harder. Is this a normal breaking in (pun intended) process or do I need to do something?
I won't bore you with all of the reasons why it's great, I've already nattered my boyfriend's and parents' ears off about it. Suffice to say that on the MTB I've been borrowing I could manage 6 miles in one go, tops, and by that time my legs hurt and I was knackered. On this beauty I went on a 'quick' test ride today and did about 20 and still felt ready for more. So I'm a very happy bunny despite the sunburn.
Now that we've established how amazing my dream machine is in general, I just have a question about a funny clicky noise. It seems to be coming from the pedals or just behind them, and comes and goes, though always seems to be louder when I'm putting more pressure on the pedals (i.e. going up a hill). My boyfriend said it's the tension in the chain and a lot of bikes do it, is that right? He hasn't ridden a bike in a while so I'm not sure I trust him. I did order the bike through my LBS so can always go back to them if need be.
Also my front brake squeaks. At the beginning of the day it was really loud and started as soon as I braked, but by the end of the day it had quietened down a bit and didn't start until I braked harder. Is this a normal breaking in (pun intended) process or do I need to do something?