Anyone have a QUIET Surly cog?
03-08-08, 10:33 AM
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The drawback to rotafixing is that you're more likely to damage the frame and/or the paint, and unless you're the Skidmaster General, the cog is probably going to be tighter than it needs to be.
03-08-08, 05:03 PM
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03-08-08, 06:43 PM
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Mine is quiet now that I have decent chainline.
03-08-08, 06:54 PM
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Sure you aren't using a 3/32nd chain on a 1/8th cog?
03-08-08, 09:19 PM
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Man, I'm glad I just found this thread. I switched back to my 17t cog from my 19t cog, both Surly, and I thought I was losing my mind! Regardless of the chain, the 17t is always louder. The 19t cog is whisper quiet.
03-08-08, 09:43 PM
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thank you so much, thats now my custom title... also rotafix method is superior to the whip or just mashing the pedals up a hill because of the added leverage
