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thedudeinthehat
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I 'm a bit mystified about a sudden change in the handling of my bike.
I have noticed 2 things whilst out on a ride today. And am trying to
rule out the obvious.
There seems alot of resistance whilst peddaling. So that firstly, I
cant build up much momentum on flats, and secondly, any kind of uphill
requires the gears being at the lowest setting.
When I stood the bike up on a stand I noticed the following.
Wheels spin freely as before when just spun (ie- not spinning pedals)
Chain is well oiled (maybe a bit too much?)
Chain seems to me to be slightly crooked. By that I mean, the line
running from rear deraileur to front seems to change as chain
approcahes rear.
When I run the chain backwards the chain starts to slip onto the next
ring (rear).
As I spin the pedals, they seem to make an occasional brushing sound
against some part near the front deraileur (but only in the high
setting)
Finally, getting away from the my chain suspicion, Whilst cycling I
noticed some creaking coming from the pedal area. Is there a chance
that some oil is needed on the crank perhaps??
Any advice is appreciated, although I fear I may end up back at the
bike shop (was only serviced last month and would rather have a go at
fixing this myself)
Chain or crank????
Thanks
Andrew
"How beautiful does Princess Salome look tongiht?"
I have noticed 2 things whilst out on a ride today. And am trying to
rule out the obvious.
There seems alot of resistance whilst peddaling. So that firstly, I
cant build up much momentum on flats, and secondly, any kind of uphill
requires the gears being at the lowest setting.
When I stood the bike up on a stand I noticed the following.
Wheels spin freely as before when just spun (ie- not spinning pedals)
Chain is well oiled (maybe a bit too much?)
Chain seems to me to be slightly crooked. By that I mean, the line
running from rear deraileur to front seems to change as chain
approcahes rear.
When I run the chain backwards the chain starts to slip onto the next
ring (rear).
As I spin the pedals, they seem to make an occasional brushing sound
against some part near the front deraileur (but only in the high
setting)
Finally, getting away from the my chain suspicion, Whilst cycling I
noticed some creaking coming from the pedal area. Is there a chance
that some oil is needed on the crank perhaps??
Any advice is appreciated, although I fear I may end up back at the
bike shop (was only serviced last month and would rather have a go at
fixing this myself)
Chain or crank????
Thanks
Andrew
"How beautiful does Princess Salome look tongiht?"