Bicycle Mechanics - Everything is adjusted

Bikeforums.net is a forum about nothing but bikes. Our community can help you find information about hard-to-find and localized information like bicycle tours, specialties like where in your area to have your recumbent bike serviced, or what are the best bicycle tires and seats for the activities you use your bike for.



PDA

View Full Version : Everything is adjusted

George
11-19-07, 05:47 PM
Some times, not always, when I coast and I'm ready to start pedaling and it seems to slip a tooth and it seems to be in back. New chain and cassette, cable adjusted and I still get it once in a while. Would anybody have any ideas, thanks for any replys.

tobydeemer
11-19-07, 09:03 PM
Are you running friction shifting, or indexed? Is the derailleur hanger perfectly straight? Random thoughts...
Al1943
11-19-07, 09:12 PM
Check for a tight link in the chain, could be where the new chain was joined.

Al

kenhill3
11-19-07, 09:54 PM
Some times, not always, when I coast and I'm ready to start pedaling and it seems to slip a tooth and it seems to be in back. New chain and cassette, cable adjusted and I still get it once in a while. Would anybody have any ideas, thanks for any replys.


This also happens to me.

I'm going to advance a possible explanation here........sometime when you were coasting you backpedaled and there was a bit of road shock that derailed the chain from the cog where it was supposed to be. Upon starting your pedaling again, the chain had to jump back to the originally chosen cog.

Sound feasible, George?
George
11-20-07, 03:43 AM
This also happens to me.

I'm going to advance a possible explanation here........sometime when you were coasting you backpedaled and there was a bit of road shock that derailed the chain from the cog where it was supposed to be. Upon starting your pedaling again, the chain had to jump back to the originally chosen cog.

Sound feasible, George?

Yes I think that sounds about right, as I checked all the links out, thanks for the replys guys
ang1sgt
11-20-07, 03:55 AM
It could be the freehub body not latching up properly. Does the bike do any ghost pedaling when you push the bike along? Just had one of these this weekend. The freehub was toast, swapped that out with a fresh set of bearing for the axle and everything was fine.

Just a thought.
George
11-20-07, 11:26 AM
This also happens to me.

I'm going to advance a possible explanation here........sometime when you were coasting you backpedaled and there was a bit of road shock that derailed the chain from the cog where it was supposed to be. Upon starting your pedaling again, the chain had to jump back to the originally chosen cog.

Sound feasible, George?

No it wasn't that either and it's not the free hub. It looks like I'll have to live with it though. I'm going slow when it happens so I shouldn't hurt anything, but it feels like it slips a couple of teeth when it does happen. I'll have to watch close and see what's going on, thanks again for the replys.