I think this is where I've lost all sense of reality. I'm expecting my fixie to be absolutely silent. Although I haven't ridden it much this winter, what riding I have done has deposited much in the way of grit in my chain that no amount of cleaning can seem to rid. I've taken it off, soaked it in solvent, brushed the links, and I swear I can still hear trace grit when I flex the chain. Of course, this is a non-issue when I'm actually riding, because there's no way I'll actually hear that. But now, I'm obsessing over different levels of noise in the drive train with varying degrees of chain tension.

I once thought this was OCD, but someone who actually works with people afflicted with OCD said "It's not OCD; you're just anal."