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Graham
Guest
Maybe it is time to replace my chain again, but I am suspicious of the
derailleur. The chain slips badly when it is on the smallest rear
sprocket, but it doesn't slip if it is also on the larger front
sprocket. I think the derailleur mechanism is more limp than it used
to be, as though a spring has gone. Obviously the derailleur has to
put the greatest tension into the chain when it is on the smallest
sprocket, and that tension is lessened if the chain is also on the
larger front sprocket. Can anybody confirm or deny my suspicion? I
know the standard answer is "change your chain, and perhaps your
cassette as well". I do maybe 30 miles a week, in most weather
conditions, and last had the chain and cassette replaced 20 months
ago.
Graham
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Graham Steel: [email protected]
Web: http://www.steelworks.org.uk
derailleur. The chain slips badly when it is on the smallest rear
sprocket, but it doesn't slip if it is also on the larger front
sprocket. I think the derailleur mechanism is more limp than it used
to be, as though a spring has gone. Obviously the derailleur has to
put the greatest tension into the chain when it is on the smallest
sprocket, and that tension is lessened if the chain is also on the
larger front sprocket. Can anybody confirm or deny my suspicion? I
know the standard answer is "change your chain, and perhaps your
cassette as well". I do maybe 30 miles a week, in most weather
conditions, and last had the chain and cassette replaced 20 months
ago.
Graham
--
Graham Steel: [email protected]
Web: http://www.steelworks.org.uk