Mountain Biking - Chain Skipping..Please Help!!!

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diamondback_man
04-07-04, 06:40 PM
Grrrr.. :mad: i cant take this anymore!! My chain is greased, but my chain just keeps skipping. Like, i'll change a gear, and then when i press down on the pedals hard, the chain skips, thing is, i dont know what its getting stuck on, or if its getting stuck on anything at all! All i know is this needs to stop! It's worse when im in some gears, then others. Like when im in 7th gear, its skips like crazy. Someone please help!!

Ride a Bike
04-07-04, 07:19 PM
Sounds simple but I would tighten the cable and if that don't work, look at replacing the cassette.
leadbutt
04-07-04, 07:22 PM
Sounds like your chain and/or cassette is worn out...replace em'...

Ride a Bike
04-07-04, 07:23 PM
Sounds like your chain and/or cassette is worn out...replace em'...
You must of been typing at the same time.
mindbogger
04-07-04, 07:31 PM
odds are that the chian needs tightening? shift to your lowerest gear and see if hte cable is tight or not...if not tight cable needs tightening.
zonatandem
04-07-04, 07:38 PM
Thoroughly clean chain, cassette, chainrings. Then lubricate chain.
If that does not work, could be excessive wear on chain, cassette teeth or even chainring teeth. Time to replace some of that!
Dirt is the enemy of a smooth running drivetrain!
diamondback_man
04-07-04, 08:17 PM
It's not the cassette, because i just bought a new one a few weeks ago, same with a new chain....hmmm, i guess it must be dirt.
DieselDan
04-07-04, 08:23 PM
Could it be the nut behind the wheel needs tightening?
Guest
04-07-04, 10:11 PM
Or could it be that your derailleur needs to be adjusted, since your cassette is new?

Koffee
Jay_2004
04-08-04, 06:08 AM
I dont know If Im right...but it could be a bent derailleur hangar....
Dannihilator
04-08-04, 06:42 AM
Or the chain was put on backwards.
a2psyklnut
04-08-04, 08:14 AM
Or the chain was put on backwards.

LMAO!!! :) :)

BTW, what's up with the name change?

L8R
mindbogger
04-08-04, 12:21 PM
Or the chain was put on backwards.

hmmm interesting.... can a chain even go on backwards? that sounds strange.
a2psyklnut
04-08-04, 12:23 PM
Ummmm,.............










































NO!

L8R
mindbogger
04-08-04, 12:27 PM
Ummmm,.............










































NO!

L8R

Hahahha i was starting to get worried but then remembered some links had SRAM upside down and right side up. :)
Good to know I am not crazy
BlackDiamond
04-08-04, 03:49 PM
Yep sounds like drivetrain adjustment time, or possibly a bent hanger.
diamondback_man
04-08-04, 09:38 PM
this is where it gets strange...the chain skipping problem is worse on some days than others. For example, in the morning sometimes, (when it's chilly) the problem is worse, but during the afternoon, it's less trouble.
Raiyn
04-08-04, 09:45 PM
Perhaps the "grease" on the chain has had a chance to warm up and is acting more like a chain lube? Never grease a chain
Jim311
04-08-04, 10:00 PM
I had the same problem. My cables had stretches.. just tigthened them a bit and it's better.
DieselDan
04-09-04, 07:04 AM
How old is the chain? Do you tend to hammer in the same gear all the time? Are you only 14 years old or something?
diamondback_man
04-09-04, 08:21 AM
How old is the chain? Do you tend to hammer in the same gear all the time? Are you only 14 years old or something?


^ The chain is 3 weeks old.
I'm changing gears all the time.
I am soon to be 15 (and i don't see what that had to do with my chain skipping)