Re: Jumping chain.

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Adrian Boliston wrote:
> "Eatmorepies" <stopthere@lineone.net> wrote:
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>>"Tazlvr" <tazlvruk@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
>>news:8hfBd.515$cz6.490@newsfe6-gui.ntli.net...
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>>>I have a new bike. It has ShimanoDeore gears.When I'm on smaller
>>>sprockets the chain seems to slip a tooth. It does it randomly, not
>>>just when i'm putting a lot of pressure on it. I can't get to the
>>>bikeshop now until after new year. I went on to Sheldon Brown which
>>>said it's either a worn chain, which it obviously isn't or bent
>>>deurailler, which it isn't. Any ideas as to what it could be.
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>>New bike = cables settling in (possibly). Tighten the cable a quarter
>>turn at a time at the rear mech adjusment screw. Test to see if the
>>bike shifts smoothly.
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> My new bike used to skip, mainly on the smallest 2 rear cogs, and I thought
> I had a dodgy rear casette, but I finally adjusted the cable tension and
> that fixed it.
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If it's new wait until after new year and go back to the shop. Don't
mess with stuff if it's their responsibility to fix it.
Hell it's only a day or two, can't you use an old bike or just make do?
Sniper8052