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inspclouseau 02-06-20 05:11 AM
Originally Posted by Rogerogeroge (Post 21315936)
As others have said, the freehub isn't properly 'freewheeling'. Look at some YooTube vids and overhaul the freehub, it's not hard. If it's chain slapping, it's worth fixing.

Beautiful bike. I'm trying to deduct points for improper presentation, but everything appears to be in order. Valve steams vertically oriented, tire labels oriented to the valve stems, crank at 3:00 with chain in big chainring.....but I suspect your steerer needs to be cut 10 mm. Perhaps handlebars should be rotated up a smidge and the levers moved down that smidge.....and those crazy vertical slats make it harder to judge compared to a backdrop of a white garage door..... but nonetheless, a grand showing of a grand steed.
haha. Thank you kindly. Still working out a few kinks before I cut that tube. Then I’ll throw up on hot or not.

noimagination 02-06-20 06:39 AM
Originally Posted by bampilot06 (Post 21315897)
hot
Agree.

Not my cup of tea, I'm more a lugged steel guy, but I'd definitely not kick that bike out of bed if it were to suddenly appear. Yow.

Zaskar 02-06-20 10:18 AM
Agreed - other than steerer stump, that is a damn sharp bike! Love the color.

alcjphil 02-06-20 04:13 PM
As the owner of 3 Look bikes (481SL, 496, and 595) I thoroughly approve

inspclouseau 02-07-20 08:40 AM
Originally Posted by noodle soup (Post 21315106)
I'd probably try a different wheel from your LBS(preferably one that's broken in), and see if the problem continues. If their wheel works fine, look into why the freehub body is sticking.
Brought to my LBS yesterday. The morning ride there were a few slight noises annoying me so explained the slap, the noises, etc and asked them to go over the bike. Surprised at the same day service, they wrapped up in the afternoon. They couldn't reproduce the slap but found that the bottom bracket was very slightly loose, rear disc caliper was slightly loose, and the saddle rails to post clamp thingy was slightly loose.

When I picked it up I tried to demo the slap again and it was almost non-existent. The mechanic was suspicious of the long cage derailleur. Also, my regular wheels shockingly were returned from the manufacturer as well, so I should have a good idea this weekend if it was the freehub sticking or if it is the derailleur.

noodle soup 02-07-20 08:49 AM
Originally Posted by inspclouseau (Post 21317861)
Brought to my LBS yesterday. The morning ride there were a few slight noises annoying me so explained the slap, the noises, etc and asked them to go over the bike. Surprised at the same day service, they wrapped up in the afternoon. They couldn't reproduce the slap but found that the bottom bracket was very slightly loose, rear disc caliper was slightly loose, and the saddle rails to post clamp thingy was slightly loose.

When I picked it up I tried to demo the slap again and it was almost non-existent. The mechanic was suspicious of the long cage derailleur. Also, my regular wheels shockingly were returned from the manufacturer as well, so I should have a good idea this weekend if it was the freehub sticking or if it is the derailleur.
Fingers crossed.

BTW, what disc are those on the Zipp wheels(SRAM)? They look slick.

inspclouseau 02-07-20 08:59 AM
Originally Posted by noodle soup (Post 21317883)
Fingers crossed.

BTW, what disc are those on the Zipp wheels(SRAM)? They look slick.
SRAM Centerline Rounded, bought late 2018. I also like the Dura Ace ones, but they still only come in centerlock and i need the 6 bolt.


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