When originally building up the singlespeed bike, I opted to go with a burly Surly cog on the back. It is a big beefy cog and the idea was pay the weight penalty for durability. Lesson learned....no reason to go burly because when you replace your chain and chain ring on the drivetrain, you should replace the cog on the rear too.
I took the bike in to Webcyclery yesterday and first off, let me say those guys are ROCK stars. I walked in when they opened thinking I could drop the bike off and have them take a look at it when they had time. One of the wrenches said let's take a look at it now or else it might be a week and a half later! After much gratitude, he put the bike up and started the search for the grinding....he adjust the chain line...no joy....then adjusted the tension....no joy....then swapped out the chain...no joy....then he swapped out the rear cog....happy joy joy!
When he removed the rear cog, it became apparent that it too had worn (despite the burliness of the cog). So when replacing the drivetrain on the singlespeed, swap it all out! cog, chain, chainring...fortunately it is a quick fix and not nearly as expensive as doing that to a geared bike.
Webcyclery has definitely earned my respect and business in town. Those guys were super cool, very knowledgeable and friendly to boot. Considering they are the singlespeed authority here in town, it only makes sense that they are the bike shop of choice for me. Another cool bennie is that they give you 10% off purchases if you are a member of COTA...which if you are not, and you live in Central Oregon and ride bikes...then become a member as these guys put in a TON of work with trail access and trail building/maintenance. Big props all the way around.
Thanks much to Webcyclery for hooking a brother up! Now to wrap my head around the High Cascades hundie,,,,
I took the bike in to Webcyclery yesterday and first off, let me say those guys are ROCK stars. I walked in when they opened thinking I could drop the bike off and have them take a look at it when they had time. One of the wrenches said let's take a look at it now or else it might be a week and a half later! After much gratitude, he put the bike up and started the search for the grinding....he adjust the chain line...no joy....then adjusted the tension....no joy....then swapped out the chain...no joy....then he swapped out the rear cog....happy joy joy!
When he removed the rear cog, it became apparent that it too had worn (despite the burliness of the cog). So when replacing the drivetrain on the singlespeed, swap it all out! cog, chain, chainring...fortunately it is a quick fix and not nearly as expensive as doing that to a geared bike.
Webcyclery has definitely earned my respect and business in town. Those guys were super cool, very knowledgeable and friendly to boot. Considering they are the singlespeed authority here in town, it only makes sense that they are the bike shop of choice for me. Another cool bennie is that they give you 10% off purchases if you are a member of COTA...which if you are not, and you live in Central Oregon and ride bikes...then become a member as these guys put in a TON of work with trail access and trail building/maintenance. Big props all the way around.
Thanks much to Webcyclery for hooking a brother up! Now to wrap my head around the High Cascades hundie,,,,
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