Trouble with chainline..... rrrgggg.
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Trouble with chainline..... rrrgggg.
Hi,
just finished building up my first fixed bike on an old 10 speed dawes frame with 126mm dropouts.
the problem is the chainline....
from my calculations, the rear hub (ambrosio) has a 44mm chainline.
the (very beautiful) stronglight front ring has a 46mm chainline.
i've taken her round the block a few times, and she rides fine, but there are some ominous noises coming from that back sprocket....
so. i can't/don't want to respace the rear wheel, as the axle is already a bit short for 126mm.
if i put the front ring inside the spider, its chainline becomes something like 39mm so it just gets worse.
do i have any other options?
should i just ignore the noises and ride on, or will my bike explode....
any ideas - help would be greatly appreciated.
mf out.
just finished building up my first fixed bike on an old 10 speed dawes frame with 126mm dropouts.
the problem is the chainline....
from my calculations, the rear hub (ambrosio) has a 44mm chainline.
the (very beautiful) stronglight front ring has a 46mm chainline.
i've taken her round the block a few times, and she rides fine, but there are some ominous noises coming from that back sprocket....
so. i can't/don't want to respace the rear wheel, as the axle is already a bit short for 126mm.
if i put the front ring inside the spider, its chainline becomes something like 39mm so it just gets worse.
do i have any other options?
should i just ignore the noises and ride on, or will my bike explode....
any ideas - help would be greatly appreciated.
mf out.
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pull out your bottom bracket, measure it's width, subtract 4mm from that, buy appropriate bottom bracket.
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Yup. new bottom bracket is the easy way.
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Honestly, I wouldn't even worry about a 2mm chainline diff. and chances are the noise you hear has nothing to do with your chainline. Give your chain a little more slack and see if it gets any quieter.
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you the man dustin.
Like Fixed said running a bit slack will take care of some noise. A lot of people don't even care about 2 mils, and just ride it. I would just buy a new BB the cheap bbs are still good, and you might as well make it right.
Like Fixed said running a bit slack will take care of some noise. A lot of people don't even care about 2 mils, and just ride it. I would just buy a new BB the cheap bbs are still good, and you might as well make it right.
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Originally Posted by Learn_not2burn
you the man dustin.
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also:
chains are like ladies, the more lube you use the less they complain.
chains are like ladies, the more lube you use the less they complain.
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Originally Posted by The Fixer
Honestly, I wouldn't even worry about a 2mm chainline diff. and chances are the noise you hear has nothing to do with your chainline. Give your chain a little more slack and see if it gets any quieter.
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Originally Posted by monkeyfish
Hi,
from my calculations, the rear hub (ambrosio) has a 44mm chainline.
the (very beautiful) stronglight front ring has a 46mm chainline.
i've taken her round the block a few times, and she rides fine, but there are some ominous noises coming from that back sprocket....
so. i can't/don't want to respace the rear wheel, as the axle is already a bit short for 126mm.
from my calculations, the rear hub (ambrosio) has a 44mm chainline.
the (very beautiful) stronglight front ring has a 46mm chainline.
i've taken her round the block a few times, and she rides fine, but there are some ominous noises coming from that back sprocket....
so. i can't/don't want to respace the rear wheel, as the axle is already a bit short for 126mm.
Noises could be from too tight chain or too litte lube. 2mm is not much. Still, I'd fix it. New BB is sort of an American solution... throw money at it, chuck out old parts.
Respace that wheel. All you do is shift 2mm of spacers from one side to the other, so the wheel doesn't become wider. It'll still fit into your frame. The technicalities of this are a bit long for me to type, but if you have a loose ball hub that has a couple of mm of spacers or at least thick locknuts, it's not hard at all. You'll need to redish the wheel. Sheldon helps with both jobs, combined cost is $0-1 plus the price of a cone wrench if you have basic tools including a crescent wrench (though you may be better off buying a spoke wrench as well)
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here we go with the american bashing....
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**** america.
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do those four *'s spell out "hump"?
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Ummm, no need to get this testy. I love (most of) you guys, I'm not particularly fond of a lot of things about your country. Incidentally, those things are what the SS/FG bunch tend to differ from the rest of Americans in. (That's some sentence, ain't it?)
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Hold on a minute.
Respace, yes. But you'll have to move 4 mm from one side to the other for a 2 mm chainline difference.
Respace, yes. But you'll have to move 4 mm from one side to the other for a 2 mm chainline difference.
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i am. you fat american pig!
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Originally Posted by ersatz radio
Hold on a minute.
Respace, yes. But you'll have to move 4 mm from one side to the other for a 2 mm chainline difference.
Respace, yes. But you'll have to move 4 mm from one side to the other for a 2 mm chainline difference.
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Originally Posted by ryand
i am. you fat american pig!
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Man...do you people have any idea how tiny 2mm is? Who tf cares. 2mm doesn't even translate into a chainline that is perceptibly different from perfect. Moreover, considering that there is some lateral play (probably more than a mm) o between the chain and the chainring and/or cog teeth, the actual chainline is probably less than 2mm off.
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Originally Posted by monkeyfish
what do you think of spacers between cog and hub btw?