how quiet are your fixies?
07-10-07 | 09:40 PM
#101
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From: Melbourne, Australia
Originally Posted by threeoneseven
i keep reading and hearing how "whisper quiet" everyones fixed bikes are. is there something wrong with mine? i am running a 42 zen messenger ring with a kmc 410 1/8th chain to a 16 tooth dura-ace 1/8th cog. it feels super smooth, and it all looks pretty darn straight - just not that quiet. sounds like my 20" bmx bike. lots of chain spinning noise.
07-11-07 | 11:47 AM
#103
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From: Madison, WI
If you have low gearing and/or are not mashing, and you have a perfectly aligned and clean chain and perfectly round, top-end chainring, then yes it may be silent. If you are like most people and have a average chainring, a chainline that isn't perfect, dirt in your chain, and are pushing yourself, then you will not be silent.
