Well, I am back on my bike this year after many years away. I have been LOVING it, until today I broke my chain about 12 miles into a 70 mile ride. I came looking for some tips on the subject and saw some other posts that where asking about why their chain broke and a common question was: What does the break look like? Here is a picture of mine:
I was at the beginning of one of the steepest hills of the ride when it broke. I was very blessed to be in a BEAUTIFUL spot and have an amazing wife with a van that was able to pick me up.
So I try very hard not to cross chain, but it does happen from time to time, but NOT when going up hills like this. One thing I have been noticing is that the chain had come off a few times in my last ride when I was shifting up. This started to happen AFTER I first noticed:
1st: About a month ago (been riding since May) the chain would skip a bit on the back when on the highest rear gear but the middle crank gear.
2nd: About a week ago, noticed the same thing when on the top gear at both ends.
I also noticed some other things, while waiting for my wife, I noticed the crank has some play in it. It is really hard to get the crank on the granny wheel (smallest crank).
So my thought is that the EXAGE 400 LX derailleur on my 23 year old Moody Fox is not staying set correctly, which is causing the derailing, which is causing chain failure.
I also noticed a lot of what looks like new ware on the frame by the crank. Is this normal or a sign of something else?
Sam
I was at the beginning of one of the steepest hills of the ride when it broke. I was very blessed to be in a BEAUTIFUL spot and have an amazing wife with a van that was able to pick me up.
So I try very hard not to cross chain, but it does happen from time to time, but NOT when going up hills like this. One thing I have been noticing is that the chain had come off a few times in my last ride when I was shifting up. This started to happen AFTER I first noticed:
1st: About a month ago (been riding since May) the chain would skip a bit on the back when on the highest rear gear but the middle crank gear.
2nd: About a week ago, noticed the same thing when on the top gear at both ends.
I also noticed some other things, while waiting for my wife, I noticed the crank has some play in it. It is really hard to get the crank on the granny wheel (smallest crank).
So my thought is that the EXAGE 400 LX derailleur on my 23 year old Moody Fox is not staying set correctly, which is causing the derailing, which is causing chain failure.
I also noticed a lot of what looks like new ware on the frame by the crank. Is this normal or a sign of something else?
Sam