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06-15-20 | 12:16 PM

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cprobertson1

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From: Ayrshire, Scotland

Bikes: Peugeot First-Rider 2000, Freego Wisper (Pedelec)

I am at an utter loss to explain this ..

I just finished installing a the front derailleur... And now my bike is making noises like a cooing pigeon.

ANYWAY - apart from the cooing - I can now access all my gears... and once I track down the source of the cooing... I can start using it in earnest!

Seriously... Cooing... Its not even every time the pedals or wheel goes round - it comes in pairs (coo... coo...)... followed by a break of a few seconds. In fact... it's coinciding with the chain going round... stiff link or two, maybe? No idea why it'd be freaking cooing though!

Thanks for the help folks! Very much appreciated!

Sorry I didn't go with a better FD - the goal is to get it running with the minimum of fuss and the M370 seemed to fit the bill... mostly because I'm a cheapskate. As long as it runs long enough for me to save up for a new groupset, I will call it a win!

Also, wtf is with these downward-pivoting FDs being so far back? It's going to get in the way of my rear mudguard - sheesh! I thought the whole idea of this type of FD was to give you more space for a crazy-big wheel?

Anyway, thanks again, folks - as I said earlier - your advice was very much appreciated!

If I ever meet any of you there'll a dram of whisky waiting for you.

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