I'm an idiot, help me set-up my bike....
chrisbassist
Posts: 115
had my bike for about 3 days now, think i got everything together right...
each day i've done about 3/4 miles, and i've noticed a noise.
when i'm pedalling, it get a weird noise, when i turn the bit around the crank which tightens the chain, it stops, so i guess it's a loose chain sort of noise. which I ASSUME is why that bit is there by the crank.
problem is, I don't know how you tighten that bit. i move it round a little to stop the noise, and a few hard pushes later its moved back round making the noise again...
Back in my BMX days all I did in that situation was move the back wheel a bit further back... that kept the chain nice and tight. but there doesn't appear to be a way of doing that on this bike.
anyone help?
oh, and a simple one, the adjustment on the forrks has a - and a +, which way does what? does the + make the suspension harder? or does it add movement?
each day i've done about 3/4 miles, and i've noticed a noise.
when i'm pedalling, it get a weird noise, when i turn the bit around the crank which tightens the chain, it stops, so i guess it's a loose chain sort of noise. which I ASSUME is why that bit is there by the crank.
problem is, I don't know how you tighten that bit. i move it round a little to stop the noise, and a few hard pushes later its moved back round making the noise again...
Back in my BMX days all I did in that situation was move the back wheel a bit further back... that kept the chain nice and tight. but there doesn't appear to be a way of doing that on this bike.
anyone help?
oh, and a simple one, the adjustment on the forrks has a - and a +, which way does what? does the + make the suspension harder? or does it add movement?
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You need to explain that a bit differently as I don't understand. The chain is loose? WHat gear are you in when this happens.
And what forks nd where is the adjuster? Did you get a manual?0 -
bike is a GT Chucker,
the forks are the standard (eg, crap) ones, each side has a twisty bit at the top,
as for the chain, maybe I'll take a pic, I'm not sure I can explain it very well, I'm new to all this. but it's more noticeable at higher gears.
I did tighten the screw on the arm part of the gears (back wheel) so it pulls it a little tighter, and it seemed to help today, but not sure if it's the right way to do it...0 -
So what forks? Without knowing the dial could be preload [most likely], or rebound or compression damping, or a lockout.0
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uh, RST launch??? i think, can't see much else on them...0
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If it is the basic launch then the dial is for setting ride height and sag ie preload.0
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right, so that means the + should move it up...
(told you i was an idiot)
I'm sure there are a few topics in FAQ or something on setting up preload, so I'll have a search, cheers,
just need to figure out my chain thing now...0 -
This might help0
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thats a great help, cheers, helps me understand whats wrong AND how to fix it.0