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Answer your own question by taking the chain off the chain ring so its loose an checking that it fits onto the sprocket easily.

Can you give us any more information? Are both of the chain and cog new? Are they both the same pitch? does the noise occur all the time or is it just when your pedalling hard?

my experience is that it just takes time to work all the dirt out.

apply some gt85 or wd40 or similar, work the mechanism back and forth in your hand. Then use a cloth to get it as clean as possible and repeat. If your lucky you will gradually work out all the embedded dirt in the moving parts.

Thank all!

I guess basically what I've found out is that using different crank lengths is not a cardinal sin. It's not messing my knees up or something. And that while in an ideal world our multiple bikes would be set up as close to one another as possible that isn't possible if your doing more than one kind of event.

I've alway been very fussy about setting my bike up - you really can tell when it's only a little bit out. But until I lived relatively close to a velodrome and so considered getting a track bike of my own rather than a hire bike - I hadn't ever considered how track crank lengths would affect this.

Are there specific rules about pedal clearance at different velodromes?

I've UTFS until i'm blue in the face and popular internet search engines but cant find an answer - maybe i'm being too fussy. Here goes:

If you own more than one bike and your training and racing seriously should you have the same crank length on all of your machines?

I would have thought that having the two bikes as similar as possible would be of benefit for training but track bikes tend to have shorter cranks than the 175mm ones I have on my road bike.

I'm asking because I want the track bike i'm building to be OK on the velodrome so logic (and possibly rules) tell me i shouldn't have longer than 170 mm cranks on it.

whoops - i see it now in tiny little blue letters at the top of my screen 'Birmingham' i shouldn't just use the 'new posts' search!

All the places I've lived have had semi-organised night training rides (Edinburgh, Bristol, London). Why not have a look on local cycling club websites. I bet there is something going on that you would be welcome to join.

I ride with mid week chain gangs from Elmers End - they are loosely run by Dulwich Paragon.

Tues 7.15 fast group 30 miles ish
Wed 7.15 not quite as fast but still fast group
Wed 7.30 easy group
thurs 7.15 fast group

more ditails http://www.dulwichparagon.com/

If so, isn't the chainline a problem when at the ends of the cassette?

10 or 11 speed chains are super thin thats why they can cope with bad chain lines. They can flex more and dont rub against the next cog.

Dibs 39) Michelin Pro 3 race folding tyres. Dark grey and light grey. Lightly used for few weeks - £20

mini pump - crank brothers I think this is the best i've ever had. small enough for a jersey pocket powerfull enough to get you home at a decent pressure.

rear light - exposure flare's seem popular at the moment. I have a trusty cat eye

700c tyres for winter roads - michelin krylion or lithion for 23mm schwalbe marathon if you want a wider tyre.

clipless pedals - depends if you want to be able to walk in the shoes or not. I use look keo classics on my road bike and double sided spds on my commuter so I can walk.

So sad. RIP

i'm not sure i explained that very well - hope it made sense.

removing 15mm from the fork will rotate the whole bike about the the rear hub which acts as a pivot point. This will have rotated the BB, bars & saddle forward and down (the amount they move is relative to the distance from the rear hub). Presumably ed has adjusted his saddle so that it's in the correct position relative to the BB. So now he needs to compensate for the change in saddle to bar height and reach. I'd do this with a new stem rather than some weird head set/fork magic. Or get a new fork that fits :-)

cold toes

+1

second dibs on the off chance

The XO trans am has been un-dibbed

xo, aliante, aerobars, skewers, adjustable stem, granny ring, roller and free cycle stuff still available.

everything else sold

Is there any way that these wheels could work with a Dura Ace 7410 8 speed setup?

Either by using an 8 speed Campag cassette or by fitting a Shimano cassette?

I've heard that on some Campag wheels, the hub carrier can be changed to allow a Shimano cassette to be fitted.

Just use a campag cassette and chain then it will work fine with the rest of your shimano parts. I do the same in reverse with a campag group on shimano hubs/cassette/chain.

which trans am? flite or XO

XO is newer but flite is classier

Various parts I'm not using any more.

More pictures of all the items here: https://picasaweb.google.com/aidanfarrow/ForSale

All for collection from crystal palace or post for a couple of quid extra.

Dibs and PM if your interested.

Cheers!

Fizik aliante delta £30

Fizik saddle bag - big enough for spare tube multitool and tyre leavers. £5 SOLD

Profile design T2 aero bars £20

Normally set up like this (above) but I have given them tape and adjusted mine so they run below my bars for a lower position (below) easily adjusted back. Comes with shims for non-oversized bars.

Selle itlaia flite trans am (leather) £15 SOLD

DT swiss skewers £10

System X 110mm adjustable stem for 1 1/8 steerer and oversize bars. £5

Stronglight 53 / 39 chain rings for Campag (135 BCD) £5 each SOLD

Campag 30 tooth granny ring £FREECYCLE/dontation to the forum

Selle Italia XO trans am saddle £10

26.6 diameter long seatpost (approx 25cm from max line to saddle rails) £3

Tacx antares parabolic roller spare. £15

shimano nexave front mech £freecyele

36h front and rear hub bearings cleaned and repacked £freecycle

36h front hub £freecycle

Suntour mechs and shifters £freecycle

26.6 fluted kalloy seat post £freecycle PROVISIONALLY SOLD

Ha ^

the answer to this question is going to depend on the fork - rather than the pre-cursa frame. I think dolan supplies at least two types of fork so it's impossible to give a general answer. What fork have you got/getting?

I recently cold set a frame to 130 from 126 following the instructions from Sheldon Brown's site. It worked a treat and the wheel fits properly now rather than having to squeeze it in and out

http://sheldonbrown.com/frame-spacing.html

i think i have a set, if your still looking give me a PM and I'll have a rummage.

I have a 531 fork - its possibly too long for you. the distance from the crown race to the bottom of the thread is 13cm. I guess you would have to extend the thread further down.

let me know if your interested.

sorry upstart I didnt see your post, if your after the fuji i guess you beat me to it.

dibs fuji and bits PM coming