Originally Posted by mjterave

I picked up a Bianchi San Jose about a week ago, and have noticed that there's some noise by the front chainwheel while I'm pedaling. (It almost sounds like the chain is rubbing against something, but I can't figure out where the noise is coming from) I was more accustomed to sounds like this on my old mountain bike because of derailleur problems, but I figured that a single-speed bike would be far more silent.

Is this worth going back to the bike shop for or are these sorts of noises typical?