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Tagged with derailleur chain
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I failed to replace my chain at the proper interval. Will I have to replace my whole drivetrain?
My bicycle is a 2012 Specialized Secteur. It has 6000 miles (10000 km), and I have never replaced the chain.
I recently began noticing that the chain always seems out of alignment with the rear ...
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Will a 3x10 or 3x9 front derailleur work on a 6/7 speed chain?
Will a 3x10 or 3x9 front derailleur work on a 6/7 speed chain? Can't seem to find a good MTB front derailleur for 6/7 speed chain. Tourneys won't do it for me
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Chain skipping on upper pulley of rear derailleur
Background: I have a full suspension mountain bike with SRAM GX Eagle components. I snapped my chain recently, and replaced it with a new one of the same model. Made sure to size it the same as the ...
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Can an 8 speed chain fit inside an 11 speed Shimano 105 (RD-R7000 ) rear derailleur?
I am using downtube friction shifters, I know my shifter's pull of 28.5 mm multiplied by the Shimano 105 RD's pull ratio of 1.4 gives me 40mm of travel, enough to traverse the entire width of my 35 ...
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Chain catching after derailleur change
I am trying to figure out why my chain is catching with each revolution. You can see it in this short video
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Chain length with new derailleur
I bought a 8spd chain and am putting it on a 7spd bikes. I thought I could use either a seven speed or eight speed chain. But it looks like the chain is way too long should I take out some links if ...
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Bottom jockey wheel on rear derailleur keeps skipping chain
Basically the angle between the bottom and top wheels is too great causing the chain to skip to the outside of the bottom wheel under force. If I use the higher adjustment screw on the shimano ...
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Why does my Shimano Deore SLX dérailleur not rotate into the expected (vertical) position?
I have a Scott E-Genius 730 Plus mountain bike (around three years old). I had a chain snap recently, so I have replaced the rear 10-speed cassette, and am now trying to route a new chain correctly. I ...
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Is it possible to move my rear derailleur so that it does not touch the chain?
My chain is touching part of the rear derailleur. Is it possible to move the derailleur so the chain does not touch it?
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Chain crunching after degrease and lubrication
I did the usual degrease and lubrication on my mountain bike today but when I tried to ride the bike later on I heard pretty bad crunching sounds.
The sound is definitely coming from somewhere around ...
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Vintage bike, new chain
I've refurbished a vintage bike and I switched the old derailleur with a new medium cage tourney derailleur, the chain is also new and is 114 links long, which should be fine since me largest cog on ...
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Derailleur and back wheel alignment issues
I've got a very old used bike. It has a bunch of issues I'm trying to fix at once: the derailleur is not keeping the chain tight only in certain gears, the back wheel wobbles slightly and over time ...
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Upper pulley too close to chain [duplicate]
Today i put my bike on my tacx home trainer.
I heard a lot of ticking on my chain, so after viewing my setup i recognized that my upper pulley is too close to my chain when it's on the smallest cog ...
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Chain cassette noise
Hello fellow cyclists,
I just bought a new Home Trainer that has a Shimano 105 Cassette.
My Bike has an Ultegra drivetrain with less than 600km (375mi).
I have checked the wear of the chain which ...
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Chain and derailleur question
I inherited a Motobecane Nomade with no derailleur. I am trying to replace the missing derailleur and chain. I was given a Shimano SIS Tourney rear derailleur long cage and front derailleur and ...
