Go clipless! Normal chain noise?

[fblum]

As a newbie with a month old Bacchetta Giro I was rather unimpressed with my bike until I put on clipless (eggbeaters) pedals- wow! Feet no longer going numb or falling off the pedals-starting much easier, a lot more muscles working. Had a delightful 15 mile trial run. My advice is if you are used to clipless on your DF bike you need 'em on your bent as well. By the way- the eggbeaters seem better than my Shimano SPD for ease of release.
I do notice much more chain noise (chatter?)from the front than I am used to on my DF bike. My thinking is it has to do with the slight angle of the chain as it seats onto the chainring, especially under tension.
Thoughts?

 

[PreciousBbird]

Originally posted by fblum
As a newbie with a month old Bacchetta Giro I was rather unimpressed with my bike until I put on clipless (eggbeaters) pedals- wow! Feet no longer going numb or falling off the pedals-starting much easier, a lot more muscles working. Had a delightful 15 mile trial run. My advice is if you are used to clipless on your DF bike you need 'em on your bent as well. By the way- the eggbeaters seem better than my Shimano SPD for ease of release.
I do notice much more chain noise (chatter?)from the front than I am used to on my DF bike. My thinking is it has to do with the slight angle of the chain as it seats onto the chainring, especially under tension.
Thoughts?

I don't think chain noise is normal if the bike is in adjustment. I say this because I too am a relative newbie, I have Eggbeaters on my Beautiful HepCat, and recently got my bike adjusted because the cables had stretched a bit. Before the adjustment, there was a bit of noise. After the adjustment..... blissful silence. aaaahhhhhh. Enjoy!

 

[Jim H]

If you think about how you sit on a DF you'll realize your body is positioned between drive train
and your ears, thus blocking a lot of the nose. And the sources of noise are further from your ears.

"fblum" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
> As a newbie with a month old Bacchetta Giro I was rather unimpressed with my bike until I put on
> clipless (eggbeaters) pedals- wow! Feet no longer going numb or falling off the pedals-starting
> much easier, a lot more muscles working. Had a delightful 15 mile trial run. My advice is if you
> are used to clipless on your DF bike you need 'em on your bent as well. By the way- the eggbeaters
> seem better than my Shimano SPD for ease of release. I do notice much more chain noise
> (chatter?)from the front than I am used to on my DF bike. My thinking is it has to do with the
> slight angle of the chain as it seats onto the chainring, especially under tension. Thoughts?
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