Originally Posted by
SpedFast
When I put off waxing my chains longer than I should I get that same noise, especially on my Fuji with newer 105 drive train and especially in the 52/11 cruising. Sounds like grinding gravel and the shifting isn't optimum. It gets so loud I can hear it over my earbuds and feel it through my feet. I'll wax the chain and everything is right again. From your posts though I get the impression you do regular maintenance so that probably isn't the problem. Good luck
Funny you say that. For years, I've been using a big bottle of Finish Line gold ceramic lube, which was relatively quiet and smooth to shift, but impossibly messy. I'd clean everything, apply the lube, and a mile down the road on the first ride the chain and cassette would be sludged over black. I actually have transitioned to Rock N Roll lube of late, and it did get louder using it (I need to find something else), but the lube is not the source of the noise alone.