Clicking sound from chain-cassette
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Clicking sound from chain-cassette
I can hear a random clicking sound when pressing the pedals hard. Most noticeable uphill. I`m narrowed the problem down to where the chain leaves the cassette, it seems like the chain is slightly slipping here, and as harder I press the pedal - the harder the clicking sound appear. It can happen several times when pedaling one round.
Do anyone know what I can do about it?
Do anyone know what I can do about it?
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Narrow it down some more for us. How many miles on your chain?? How many miles on cassette?? How many speeds??
Are you crosschaining?? There is no "slightly slipping" of a chain engaging a cassette.... it either slips or it doesn't slip.
What gear is it in when doing this??
Are you crosschaining?? There is no "slightly slipping" of a chain engaging a cassette.... it either slips or it doesn't slip.
What gear is it in when doing this??
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It is new, I have used it for no more than 100km. No cross chaining. The problem appears most often using the middle part of the cassette.
When I turn the pedals with force in the same gear (the bike upside down), I can see that the chain slips randomly. With little force it doesn`t slip.
When I turn the pedals with force in the same gear (the bike upside down), I can see that the chain slips randomly. With little force it doesn`t slip.
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I think it may be a freehub problem. When spinning the wheel I can see the cassette is moving slightly outwars and inwards during each turn.
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Maybe just ride it to break in the freehub....might be a bit tight or old grease.
Lube the chain.
And don't turn the bike upside down.
Lube the chain.
And don't turn the bike upside down.
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New bike....bought from a LBS (local bike shop). Let them look at it, but it might just be normal wearing in. My new bike is noisier in the rear, but as I've gotten over 130 miles on it now, it seems to be getting quieter. Lubing your chain, though it probably doesn't need lube, might deaden some of the sounds. But then you may have to deal with a gunky chain sooner and that seems to drive some people nuts.
Some hubs and free hubs and their cassettes will amplify normal sounds and you'll perceive otherwise normal sounds as bad simply because they are louder.
Some hubs and free hubs and their cassettes will amplify normal sounds and you'll perceive otherwise normal sounds as bad simply because they are louder.
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But we can't see what you are talking about either. But they do have a wobble normally.
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Ok thanks. I think I`ll ride it more to see if it disappears. Currently, I`m riding the bike in -10 degrees celsius, maybe that`s part of the issue.
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-10.... brrr.... my days of liking cold weather are well behind me.
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