Silence is Golden
02-06-06, 10:11 PM
#1
Armageddon wasted.
Thread Starter
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Leucadia, CA
Posts: 244
Bikes: Cinelli 84, Masi 83, Bareknuckle, GT Mach 1
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
Silence is Golden
I'm trying to get my drivetrain as absolutely quiet as possible.
So far I've worked out an almost perfect chainline (w/ an new cheapo kmc Z chain) and perfect chain tension.
I'm running an old Ofmega chainring to a Dura-ace cog, the teeth are all in good shape. 42-14. Road pitch.
Still a little loud, though...
Does anyone have any additional suggestions or secrets for a silent ride?
I know it's pretty anal, but all I wanna hear are my tires on the road...
So far I've worked out an almost perfect chainline (w/ an new cheapo kmc Z chain) and perfect chain tension.
I'm running an old Ofmega chainring to a Dura-ace cog, the teeth are all in good shape. 42-14. Road pitch.
Still a little loud, though...
Does anyone have any additional suggestions or secrets for a silent ride?
I know it's pretty anal, but all I wanna hear are my tires on the road...
02-06-06, 10:19 PM
#3
Car magnet
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Savannah, Georgia
Posts: 435
Bikes: 80's Hoffy track frame 49x15, 80's guerciotti track 47x15(destroyd by a car), '78 ross conversion(RIP, died of old age), '06 fuji track(RIP, hit by a trolley), '75 Alan Aluminum(in the works)
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
get really big tires
02-06-06, 10:19 PM
#4
professional lurker
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: central illinois is my home
Posts: 117
Bikes: KHS 304XC, Shwinn traveller3, sette reken frame
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
if its all new componentry it'll quiet down after a little riding. thats what i noticed for myself and my bike. i may just be talking out of my ass and not even knowing it.
02-06-06, 10:19 PM
#5
i am sure that i hate you
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: 703
Posts: 3,230
Bikes: 'Cha-ruzu Fosuta Orusan Kein' Fuji Track (2005), Schwinn Tank MTB (?), Fuji Royale (1979)
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
you lube it?
chains come with enough to prevent corrision while sitting on the shelf, not much for actual use.
chains come with enough to prevent corrision while sitting on the shelf, not much for actual use.
__________________
putting the pi back in pirate!
putting the pi back in pirate!
It’s an upstanding member of the solar system
Apply the laws of earth and make it a victim
Of Proposition 187
Apply the laws of earth and make it a victim
Of Proposition 187
02-06-06, 10:36 PM
#6
i believe in me
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Brooklyn
Posts: 2,712
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
i changed my cog the other day, which gave me a perfect chainline because the surly cog is a bit narrower than the soma i had on there before. while i was at it, i also decided to give my entire drive train a cleaning, and soaked and scrubbed my chainring and chain, then lubed up the chain. all of this made for an incredibly smooth and silent ride today. so nice!
02-07-06, 01:47 PM
#8
dances with bicycle
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: SF
Posts: 1,683
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
On your chainring and cog (if it is alum) after a while little burrs will form on the side of the teeth.
Supposedly filling those burrs away with a fine cut round metal file will quieten the drivetrain and will make it even smoother. I have not yet tried this, but is was told to me by a crusty old track mechanic so I assume there is something to it.
Supposedly filling those burrs away with a fine cut round metal file will quieten the drivetrain and will make it even smoother. I have not yet tried this, but is was told to me by a crusty old track mechanic so I assume there is something to it.
02-07-06, 01:55 PM
#9
irrational devotion
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Waterloo, ON
Posts: 45
Bikes: SoBe hardtail, GF Cake, Trek 1200, "Italian Cruiser", Ishwata Aerosteel (Fixed), Fetish Cycles Position (track)
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
Originally Posted by r-dub
not sure about the z's, but some chains will always be noisy...
