Road Bike Chain Rattle
Being close to the road or trail surface debris flings itself into the space between your chain ring and the frame and eventually dirt and grime are going to find its way into the bearings and create all sorts of nasty noises while you ride.
Road bike chain rattle. I ve never ever had a rattle they re simply not allowed but this just popped up last sunday. It would start out as a click and then change to a harmonious rattling vibration then disappear only to start again 10 kilometers further down the road. Once in awhile the bolt that clamps the derailleur onto the seat tube comes loose or wasn t tight in the first place and shifting pulls the derailleur out of parallel with the chainrings. From the iconic climbs of alpe d huez and mont ventoux to the cobbles of flanders everywhere there is road or pavé world class.
So you might need a new cassette or freewheel depending on what your bike uses. Typically grinds come from the chain rubbing against the front derailleur or the chain rings adjust the derailleur and don t ride cross chained big to big small to small gears. You could see that with the bike in a stand. When on the big chainring depending on the line the chain takes between the chainrings at the front and the cassette at the rear you can usually only use the smallest rear cog up to perhaps the 4th largest rear cog.
If you get a new chain there is also a good chance it will skip because the cogs are too worn and the new chain will not mate with the worn teeth on the old cogs. And while noises are often harmless like a dry chain or some brake rub it s best to locate the source of the noise as soon as it. For pdxr s old chain if it s original it may be that the chain is very worn especially if it skips. Rj the bike guy 114 597 views.
Bike noises find them to fix them duration. Greg brady 6 161 views. The noise is probably the chain rubbing on the outer cage of the front derailleur. Clicking popping rear derailleur chain area on road bike duration.
Derailleur pulley wheels can grind if they are being pulled too far to one side by a badly adjusted rear derailleur or if the top pulley is too close to the cassette. He took the bike in to the local bike shop who over several visits replaced his chain rear cluster bottom bracket bearings and head set. It s at the rear it sounds like a whole lot of cable outers banging against the frame.