Chain caught between chainrings

Here's a new one: yesterday during a particularly wet & muddy MTB ride I managed to get a full link
of my chain wedged between the granny and middle chainrings. It was so far stuck that I had to
remove the rings to get the chain out. Any ideas how/why? Perhaps the MTB gods were simply not
smiling on me and whacked me with a one-in-a-million-shifts glitch? I've been riding a long time and
never had that happen; I'd prefer to keep riding and never have it happen again, so if anyone has
suggestions I'd love to hear them.

BTW it's a Shimano 9-speed XT drivetrain, with a Sram 9-speed chain. Nothing is worn either - the
bike has fewer than 500 miles.

 

"Patrick" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Here's a new one: yesterday during a particularly wet & muddy MTB ride I managed to get a full
> link of my chain wedged between the granny and middle chainrings. It was so far stuck that I had
> to remove the rings to get the chain out. Any ideas how/why? Perhaps the MTB gods were simply not
> smiling on me and whacked me with a one-in-a-million-shifts glitch? I've been riding a long time
> and never had that happen; I'd prefer to keep riding and never have it happen again, so if anyone
> has suggestions I'd love to hear them.
>
> BTW it's a Shimano 9-speed XT drivetrain, with a Sram 9-speed chain. Nothing is worn either - the
> bike has fewer than 500 miles.

Shift happens.

 

Yep, happened to me from time to time. I just yank it out, or pry the rings apart a bit and yank
it out. It can happen if you get a mis-shift and you're really on the pedals hard. Another dandy
is when your chain gets sucked up between the rings and the chain stay. That's another horrible
one to try and de-crypt. Just keep your driveline lubed and hope you don't get too many muddy days
of riding.

Cheers,

Scott..
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Scott Anderson

"Patrick" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Here's a new one: yesterday during a particularly wet & muddy MTB ride I managed to get a full
> link of my chain wedged between the granny and middle chainrings. It was so far stuck that I had
> to remove the rings to get the chain out. Any ideas how/why? Perhaps the MTB gods were simply not
> smiling on me and whacked me with a one-in-a-million-shifts glitch? I've been riding a long time
> and never had that happen; I'd prefer to keep riding and never have it happen again, so if anyone
> has suggestions I'd love to hear them.
>
> BTW it's a Shimano 9-speed XT drivetrain, with a Sram 9-speed chain. Nothing is worn either - the
> bike has fewer than 500 miles.