I just fitted an ENO hub and freewheel, to take over from a bog standard cog on an Ultegra hub. Looks SWEET, not to mention the red Velocity rims.
Question: the 9 speed chain fits very snugly on the ENO freewheel and is noisy. Should I be using a wider chain? I’ve looked at the specs sheet on whiteind.com and it doesn’t specify. One of you bright sparks might have the ready answer. Thanks.
Donga: Your cog is most likely 3/32. If it were 1/8, your multi-speed chain would not even sit between the teeth.
As for noise, that could be due to alot of things:
not straight chain line
too tight chain tension
old worn chain on new cog/chainring
or like you say, chain fits very snugly on the cog.
So I’d suggest to have a look at all those things as well as buying a bmx 3/32 chain. You can get a decent KMC one for about $20. Cheap investment to keep your nice WI stuff running smoothly if you ask me.
Thanks guys. Des, you were right about the alignment - in tightening the axle bolt the axle pulled a little off square - so I have to hold the wheel in place while I cam the hub and tighten the bolt - helps to have three hands! It’s quiet now.
I measured up the cogs and chain with a vernier caliper - from memory:
(3/32 in = 2.38 mm)
inside width of 9 speed chain 2.4 mm
width of 9 sp cog - 1.2 mm
width of scruffy cog - 1.6 mm
width of ENO cog - 2.2 mm
So it is a snug fit, but nothing wrong with that!
As I understand it the BMX chain will have the same internal sizing as the 9 spd chain (3/32), without all the chamfering for changing gears - and it will be beefier. So I’ll pick up a chain as you suggest.