Originally Posted by
bonsai171
Rode fixed today 16 mi, and it was kind of noisy. At first I thought it was the cranks, but the chain is now measuring 0.5% wear (measured it a few weeks ago and it didn't measure any wear at all, so it just happened). I can also pull the chain off the front chainring with my fingers. Should I tighten up the chain a bit? Do worn chains get more noisy?
Dave
If you can pull the chain off the chainring, then for sure it is too loose, so yeah, I’d remove some slack in the chain. A stretched chain on a new cog will make more noise, but more importantly it will a accelerate wear on the cog. What brand and model chain are you using ?
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