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Tagged with derailleur chain
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Replaced chain, bike makes grinding noise?
Recently, I started going to a community bike shop to learn how to maintain and service my own bike.
Ever since I changed the old, worn-out chain to a new chain with a master link, I've been ...
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How often should I lube with Pedros Ice Wax? [duplicate]
I'm a usa cycling road racer. I just got a recommended lube Pedros Ice Wax. I ride about 100 miles a week. How often should I lube my chain with it and how often should I clean it?
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Mechanic says not to use top three/bottom two gears or the chain will throw
I just bought a BTwin Fit 5, all stock, fresh from the distributor, Decathlon. Took it for light pacing at the store and things seemed OK. About 100 metres out the door, I shift up to the top end of ...
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Is it normal for the chain to slip in an 'extreme' gear?
My bike's recently been in for a service so afterwards I checked that all the gears are shifting and working properly.
As part of my testing I put some power through the cranks in the photographed ...
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My chain came out of dérailleur frame, but gap seems too small, am I misunderstanding something?
So the chain came off my bike on the way to work this morning, but when I tried to put it back on, it seems like it has also come out of the dérailleur frame, but the gap where it seems to have come ...
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Is wear on this derailleur pic normal?
I have had issues with noisey drivetrain and inconsistent shifting despite indexing adjustment.
I have found wear on the top jockey wheel cage, is this normal or should the chain not rub here?
Does ...
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Shimano FD-M191 replaced with Shimano FD-M590
just replaced Shimano front derailleur (FD-M191) to FD-M590. And problem appears, on smallest cog chain rubs lightly on left side, and on biggest cog on right side.
Just can't lower derailleur more ...
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Brand New bike, chain slips into spokes on first gear
I just bought my first bike as an adult with the intents of biking to work. This bike is brand new, is the Schwinn Admiral 700c from Walmart. I get it home and whenever I shift into first gear the ...
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Chain Slipping?
I am not the most knowledgeable when it comes to bikes so please bear with me. I have a Claud Butler and after fixing a puncture I decided to ride it. As I was riding, I could hear a sort of rattling ...
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Upgrading cassette - what do I need to be aware of?
I'm looking to replace my rear cassette and reduce the tooth count between the sprockets in order to make my gear changes less dramatic.
I currently have a 11/26 9 speed SRAM cassette, and a stock ...
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Will I snap my derailleur? (too large front chainwheel)
I have an old racer (1994 Specialized Epic Allez - lugged carbon) that's in pretty good shape. I brought it to an LBS that's got a pretty good reputation and that I've used before, to change the chain ...
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Why do some people leave the chain sitting on the smaller sprocket when the bike is not used for a while?
I guess it is something related to the springs in the derailleur. But is it that important?
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Chain repeatedly tries to click into place without gear change
While pedalling, every 10 seconds or so, the chain on my bike makes the sound it makes during a gear shift - it "clicks", as if it's clicking into place in the new gear. But there is no gear shift ...
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Derailleur twitching in low gears
I had a mild spill today on my new bike, which put the (Tiagra) derailleur cage a little bit out of line. With some bending and eyeballing, I got the two jockey wheels lined up 'almost' perfectly ...
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First time buying parts ( derailleur, chain, rear axel, shifters) need help!
I have a 21 speed (3 front, 7 rear) NEXT bicycle ( model number 8568-49, year 2007.12.06) sitting in my back yard at the moment a few missing parts and I was hoping to get some help on what to get and ...
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