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So I have two Liv bikes for myself and my wife, and one model is newer than the other, but they both have the same gates belt cdn and Shimano nexus 7 hub. What I’m going to describe is the behavior that happens on both bikes, which are two months old and drove 100km in total each.

Basically, while I pedal and without changing any gears, I hear a single “click” sound and the pedaling feels like a small “step” or so. This happens once per 5 minutes, or 10, etc. it’s a bit random and it doesn’t happen under any particular load (completely flat commute). Is this belt skipping?

I brought both bike to Giant (manufacturer) and the mechanic adjusted the shifting tension aligning the yellow marks (I already tried), but it still happens. He said that everything is fine, he couldn’t replicate it (that’s because it happens sometimes after 10 minutes), so I’m a bit lost.

Is what I’m describing ok? Is the click coming from something else than the belt and not dangerous for wear etc? The weird thing is that the same behavior happens on both bikes.

Hi, this is going to be a long shot / very specific question.

I'm looking to get the SRAM B Gap tool (see https://docs.sram.com/en-US/publications/2bJvdvYz3DCAfCZVNeUucG#hashItem=chain-gap-adjustment) to adjust my road bike.
I've asked a couple of big local bike shops, and they either don't have it or they want 10 Euro for something that I will use for 15 seconds maximum.

Do you know any shop or anyone who can borrow this tool to me? Alternatively, it could be 3d printed as well (I found the CAD files).

I’ve got a SRAM Rival AXS groupset on a Canyon Endurace CF SL 7 and I’m having trouble shifting into the smallest cogs.

Shifting from 10t to 11t (in the big ring) is inconsistent. It probably works ~30-40% of the time and often makes a ticking noise. I’ve already tried (a lot) adjusting B-gap and microadjust, which helped a bit but didn’t fully fix it. Now it shifts ~80% of the time but mainly on high torque/low cadence.
I also noticed 50% of times some hesitation shifting from 5th to 6th gear (bigger to smaller cog).

At this point, I don't know if this 10t -> 11t behavior happened before, as I probably never went into the smallest cog.

Anyway, I took it to an LBS to check if the hanger was bent. They just eyeballed it (no tool) and said it looked fine, then did a quick microadjust (changed it from 5 to 2). After that, shifting actually got worse, now I get constant ticking even when not shifting. I understand that he did this for free, but it doesn't inspire confidence, so I didn't go back.

I’m getting (for free) a SRAM B-gap tool tomorrow to set it properly, but I’ve already played with it quite a bit without solving the issue.
I tried multiple chains (waxed, with no measurable wear).

What would you do here:

• Go to another shop for a proper check (hanger alignment, indexing, etc.)?
• Go back and ask them to properly fix it?
• Or just leave it since the rest of the gears work fine and I use the smallest cogs once per year (when I go to mountains trip and while descending - and at that point in time it doesn't matter if I need to click twice to shift)?