Unusual noise from drive train this morning?

AlanW · Post by **AlanW** » 27 Dec 2013 14:36

After about 5 miles into my ride this morning my chain started making some very odd noises, which I assumed was a tight link due to all the recent water ingress. Up Rose Hill and more rather alarming noises coming from the chain??

Over to Stourport for a cuppa and then back to home, 45 miles in total. Got home and popped the bike on the bike stand, on closer inspection I can see why the chain was making odd noises now.

I find it simply staggering that for over 40 miles with a fair amount of climbing,that the chain was only held together with one side plate on the "Quick Link"......

matthew · Post by **matthew** » 27 Dec 2013 16:56

You beast. That is caused by eating to much turkey.

AlanW · Post by **AlanW** » 27 Dec 2013 17:26

matthew wrote:You beast. That is caused by eating to much turkey.

More like mince pies.....

IanT · Post by **IanT** » 27 Dec 2013 19:36

If only you'd indulged in a regular cleaning and maintenance programme for the drivetrain or indeed the bike in general ...

Seriously though Alan, pleased it didn't fail mid ride and cause any problems.

dweben · Post by **dweben** » 27 Dec 2013 19:51

That cassette looks like it needs degreasing, not your usual standard!! Or if you were Moss then buy a new one!

AlanW · Post by **AlanW** » 27 Dec 2013 20:28

dweben wrote:That cassette looks like it needs degreasing, not your usual standard!!

To be fair, that picture was taken straight after the ride, would you like to see a picture of it now?

AlanW · Post by **AlanW** » 27 Dec 2013 20:39

dweben · Post by **dweben** » 27 Dec 2013 20:48

Nice nice much better, although I can see a distinct lack of a proper chain cleaning device there. Grime in the links... exactly this sort of total lack of maintenance that leads to chain links breaking I imagine!

Post by **CakeStop** » 27 Dec 2013 22:06

Aren't genuine KMC missing links stamped "KMC" in the centre of the link not at the end?

AlanW · Post by **AlanW** » 27 Dec 2013 23:11

dweben wrote:Nice nice much better, although I can see a distinct lack of a proper chain cleaning device there. Grime in the links... exactly this sort of total lack of maintenance that leads to chain links breaking I imagine!

I knew that you would pick up on that, and would you believe that what you can see is freshly applied Pro Link Gold chain lube that is subsequently flushing out the old lubricant.

Dont believe in degreasing the chain to often....

AlanW · Post by **AlanW** » 27 Dec 2013 23:13

CakeStop wrote:Aren't genuine KMC missing links stamped "KMC" in the centre of the link not at the end?

keith · Post by **keith** » 28 Dec 2013 16:21

At least that cassette goes spacer sprocket spacer sprocket etc, which is more than mine did after 5 miles on boxing day &#55357;&#56869;

AlanW · Post by **AlanW** » 28 Dec 2013 18:22

keith wrote:At least that cassette goes spacer sprocket spacer sprocket etc, which is more than mine did after 5 miles on boxing day ��

What the hell happened then??

keith · Post by **keith** » 28 Dec 2013 22:22

One of the spacers went AWOL (I've seen them crack in the past) luckily the graduated splines on a Shimano hub kept most of the sprockets in the right place,well more or less ! Just 2 or 3 gears in the middle i could not quite get

AlanW · Post by **AlanW** » 29 Dec 2013 08:49

keith wrote:One of the spacers went AWOL (I've seen them crack in the past) luckily the graduated splines on a Shimano hub kept most of the sprockets in the right place,well more or less ! Just 2 or 3 gears in the middle i could not quite get

Crikey, I have never heard of that happening before! Were they the plastic or the alloy spacers?

keith · Post by **keith** » 29 Dec 2013 20:01

They were the plastic ones