I recently got a 2003 BB7 and I have been trying to dial it in. I seem to be getting some clicking from the drive train when I am in the lowest 3 cogs of my 9 speed cassette (it happens in the higher gears too, but not as much). It sounds like the chain is binding and feels like there is a little skip that goes along with the click, but I have not been able to isolate the problem with the bike up on the stand.
I am guessing it could be chainguide related. I have an Evil SRS on there now. I have a feeling that it could be due to the fact that the Evil has a toothed pulley (vs the smooth rollers on an MRP). I think the driveline of the chain is angled too far and it pulls on the teeth of the guide pulley. I recently removed some links from the chain to shorten it a bit, but I may have gone too far. Any advice on how to set the chain length? Any thoughts on the mystery noise?
I am guessing it could be chainguide related. I have an Evil SRS on there now. I have a feeling that it could be due to the fact that the Evil has a toothed pulley (vs the smooth rollers on an MRP). I think the driveline of the chain is angled too far and it pulls on the teeth of the guide pulley. I recently removed some links from the chain to shorten it a bit, but I may have gone too far. Any advice on how to set the chain length? Any thoughts on the mystery noise?