OK fixed wheel gods,

my track bike makes a dull 'clicking' noise as the chain moves over the sprocket/chainring. In my book noise=wear.

Is the noise an indication that the chain has been setup too tight? Or should I stop worrying and just put up with it until everything beds in?

Go ride, but check the chain tension first. By the way, the Prima is $470, and they had another 24" road bike, but I don't think that you'd get too much change from a $1000 note for it.

No track chain is completly silent.....I've heard the bikes of some big names sound like they were about to fall to bits. how much play have you left in the chain? 1/2 inch?

About that at the mid-point top and bottom

Thanks Expat. I think the $995 job might have STI levers. Even Tiagra STI's cost a bomb at RRP.

Yeah, we all know about prices here. We sold a carbon MTB last night - $3900. Ouch! When I'm back in the states, I'll take care of all my Aussie mates, I promise.

Should be close to OK....if you spin the rear wheel, does everything turn nice and easily? maybe slide the wheel a fraction forward and re-test.....see if it spins any easier, if not go back to your 1/2 inch play.

Fine line between beautifully performing track bike and one that will throw a chain in an emergency stop.....as I'm sure you're aware of now!!

This might help too...

https://www.63xc.com/gregg/gregchai.htm

WTF?!!!???! Throw a chain when you're trying to stop? Sounds positively painful. And no, I was aware of it. All I know is it's hard to stop a fixie in joggers. Tried to track stand on a downhill slope last night and had to dismount to avoid carnage. Bloody thing only knows one thing: how to go forward. I have so much to learn.

who put the chain on, check for tight chain links?

chainline dead straight?

LBS put the chain on. It was originally on a 60cm frame, but they got my size of frame in and tore the other down to build mine up. The old build had been sitting there since last year, so the chain could have frozen up in one or two links. But all of them? I have my doubts.

Chainline is indeed straight. I'll get some other opinions tonite at FNWTR.

maybe you are used to a smooth road chain? Fixed gears do make a bit of noise as they spin, maybe more than you think it should.

That's what I'm hearing from Expat, Ed, and yoself.

Went for a blast on my brothers BMX back home, the chain is so tight the cranks dont move unless under fair pedal pressure, hence tailwhip jumps etc and the cranks are always in the right place for landing.....

it'll crack within 6 months

Shhh. He seemed like a nice guy, didn't want to question why he would buy a plastic MTB, after all you skinny roadies breaking CF gear.

Now Hitchie's dead, I've got nobody else to back me up when I stand up for my glorious plastic fantastic and those everywhere.

how is that bike goin'?

Did "we" all make the right choice

Bwaaaahahaha.

I've got plastic forks on all of my bikes if that's any comfort for you saccy

We've got carbon fibre headset spacers on the tandem. The rest is all that titanium goodness.

You talkin to me? If so, yeah, the things bludy fantastic. Goes like a dream, and believe it or not, nothing broke yet. Being plastic though, I'm just waiting for it to fail in a thousand places all at once.

Jock, sure you don't want to put some mild steel jobbies in your rides while you've still got your own teeth?

And we just know what'll be the first thing to fail or your bike Expat.

37% of all bicycle related fatalities can be traced back to the failure of carbon fibre headset spacers.

IV got long C/F bar ends on the MTB, got hit by a car, bounced off the bitumane.no probs any one else using them?

Yep I thought long and hard but just couldn't justify it and really didn't want the same hassle/anxiety of having it shipped down from Brisbane like I had with the Orbea. Don't know bout putting a bike on a coach. Ok for wheels and stuff, but a bike? maybe.
If they win their own auction, they still have to pay Ebay commissions so they wouldn't want to do that too many times.

Anyway, I'm currently looking to put some $$ into building a TT bike from a nice older frame, (yet to be identified) and some Dura Ace components and I think the way to go is 8sp cause the bits are cheaper and I recon 16 gears is plenty for TT's.

$899