Noise in easiest gear
Posted: 16 Sep 2020, 8:36am
So I was cycling some hills yesterday and had to use the easiest bike gear-smallest cog in front and largest in rear.
All was fine until I started to pedal, then there was this metallic sound. Sounded like the chain was rubbing on the front cage. So I hopped off and took a look. Lifted the bike up and used my hands to turn the pedals backwards and forwards, no noise...
The chain also didn’t look like it was rubbing and there seemed to be enough clearance.
In light of this I am really not sure what it could be, any thoughts?
I have heard when under pressure the chain may slightly rub against the front cage, something which may not be readily apparent when doing the check that I did.
I don’t think it’s the limit screws as the shifting is fine and chain stays on.
So that leads be to the barrel adjuster which on my bike only turns each way very slightly. Please see pic below, am I right in thinking turning it left-anti clockwise will actually tighten the cable at the front derailleur? So in this case I would turn it right -clockwise to loosen the cable slightly which may assist if there is any rubbing on the inside of the front cage?
Thanks
All was fine until I started to pedal, then there was this metallic sound. Sounded like the chain was rubbing on the front cage. So I hopped off and took a look. Lifted the bike up and used my hands to turn the pedals backwards and forwards, no noise...
The chain also didn’t look like it was rubbing and there seemed to be enough clearance.
In light of this I am really not sure what it could be, any thoughts?
I have heard when under pressure the chain may slightly rub against the front cage, something which may not be readily apparent when doing the check that I did.
I don’t think it’s the limit screws as the shifting is fine and chain stays on.
So that leads be to the barrel adjuster which on my bike only turns each way very slightly. Please see pic below, am I right in thinking turning it left-anti clockwise will actually tighten the cable at the front derailleur? So in this case I would turn it right -clockwise to loosen the cable slightly which may assist if there is any rubbing on the inside of the front cage?
Thanks