not so smooth when on large chainring

ben-----
ben----- Posts: 573
edited April 2015 in Workshop
Ever since I got my new bike, it's more than a year old now, this has annoyed me a bit, finally getting round to thinking of fixing it / asking about it: When on the large chainring it's just no where near as smooth as when on the small chainring. And when I'm on say the 3rd largest gear at the rear, I look down at the rear derailleur and the chain, they're decidedly not in line with each other. The derailleur is visually rotated a bit anti-clockwise in relation to the chain. Is that normal or not?; Should it appear inline in that situation? I don't know if that's the source of the extra noise or not but it's a fair chance I think. Would that be a bent hanger? Or what? Any suggestions? Thanks.

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  • jim55
    jim55 Posts: 93
    Sounds like a bent hanger right enough only evident in certain gears
  • Smokin Joe
    Smokin Joe Posts: 2,706
    The mech should be parallel to the large chainring. The first thing to check is whether it's been fitted slightly askew. If it was a bent hanger your indexing would be out.
  • ben-----
    ben----- Posts: 573
    OK, will look into that. Thanks.

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