Why does my CHAIN....

TBerk said:

1) Jump off the front gear when I pedal backwards?

2) yank on the rear derailer sometimes making it snap backwards from
time to time?

Thanks in advance,
TBerk

Does it by chance need cleaning and lubricating? A stiff chain WILL do
that.
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TBerk said:

1) Jump off the front gear when I pedal backwards?

Alignment, stiff link.

Quoted message said:

2) yank on the rear derailer sometimes making it snap backwards from
time to time?

Stiff link.

TBerk said:

1) Jump off the front gear when I pedal backwards?

2) yank on the rear derailer sometimes making it snap backwards from
time to time?

Thanks in advance,
TBerk

When was the last time you cleaned and lubed your chain?

catzz66 said:

TBerk said:

1) Jump off the front gear when I pedal backwards?

Quoted message said:

2) yank on the rear derailer sometimes making it snap backwards from
time to time?

Quoted message said:

Thanks in advance,
TBerk

When was the last time you cleaned and lubed your chain?

Good point. I haven't.

What I _did_ do recently was take apart the rear dérailleur gears and
repack them with clean bearing grease. (I found some grass stems
wrapped up in there.)

I'll try the clean chain, lube inside of links, wipe down out side of
chain proceedure today and report back.

TBerk