Questions tagged [chain]
Repairing, maintaining, or replacing the chain on your bike that connects the front of the drivetrain (cranks, chainrings) to the back (cogs, cassette).
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clink-clink as I pedal
Only happens with any pressure on the pedals.
In normal use it clinks twice per pedaling cycle.
More specifically, it does it any time there is any pressure on the pedals and I suddenly release that ...
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Cleaning chain a few links at a time
Looking at videos of cleaning bicycle chains online, it seems like an inevitably tedious process. Getting the muck out of the links especially. For example, as described in this video. I'm thinking, ...
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Grinding noise from freewheel after changing the chain
I have Elops 100 city bike:
I changed the chain on it because it had not been changed in years. I used 1/2 x 1/8 inch chain:
I can pedal, but when I pedal there is a terrible noise when I apply ...
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Chain slipping when under pressure
My chain slips when under pressure especially when I try to stand up or suddenly speed up. New chain a rear cogs and new cycle derailleur.
Cheers.
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Chain slipping in 8th gear only
I couldn't find a similar thread that had my issue. I've recently replaced the cassette and chain within a week of each other (chain then cassette) I have a 2x9 setup. The chain slips on the cassette ...
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How to properly adjust rear derailleur for Wahoo Kickr?
I have a Merida Escultura 100 connected to a Wahoo Kickr (with the rear wheel removed, of course). I've ridden this combination for over a year and had the derailleur adjusted more or less so there ...
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New bike-vibration in pedals
I just bought brand new Scott Sub Cross 10 mens city/crossbike. It has 30 gears and the same day after I bought it I went driving on an asphalt road and started to feel grinding/vibration in pedals at ...
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Is it economically advisable to replace cassette and chain to protect the crankset?
My chain and cassette are both pretty worn after 2000 and 5700km respectively. My drivetrain is all steel, and the relative price of my parts chain-cassette-crankset are about 0.7-1-7 and front ...
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SRAM PC-1 quick link?
What quick link would work on this chain for my fixie? Are the SRAM 10 or 11 speed links compatible?
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Chain rubbing the lowest point of the front deraillieur
Problem: when the smaller chain ring is selected, the chain is well centered in the front derailleur's bracket but is rubbing against its lowest part. See the shredded rubber remains there? It happens ...
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What's wrong with my campy derailleur?
I'm trying to tune my campy chroma 10 speed but it wont shift to either the 2 highest gears or 2 lowest gears. Could it be that the drivetrain is bent? Is this due to a bad hanger?
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chain is skipping on cog. What's wrong?
Here are two video which is shoot by my high speed camera.
Video 1
Video 2
My chain is brand new now.
What's wrong here? Is it rear derailleur or cog?
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When I am pedaling harder on a slope, the chain sometimes skips or get detached
When I am pedaling harder on a slope, the chain sometimes skips or gets detached from the front chainring.
I have several videos shot with high speed camera in order to record what was wrong here:
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I think my MTB chain is modified ( shortened )
I have a 2x9 crank and cassette system. And I can't get it to go on the last cog because my rear derailer is maxed out. I bought a used and altered MTB and I can see the chain is short.
So typically ...
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How do I attach this master link on the chain?
This is a master link with PYC brand. I couldn't figure out how to attach it on my chain as both pins are on the same side. Can you help me out? Also can you tell me for which speed this master link ...
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