Now why the &#$@! is the chain skipping?!
03-14-17, 11:40 AM
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Those newer lightweight freewheels tend to be a little more finicky.
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03-14-17, 11:50 AM
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How many teeth are broken? 
03-14-17, 11:54 AM
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03-14-17, 12:02 PM
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ouch! Any other damage from the chanin flopping? hopefully no injury either. My nastiest bike incident was from a chain skipping. Still have the scars.
03-14-17, 12:07 PM
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Ah, you still got four good gears!
03-14-17, 01:37 PM
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Chain was hungry. Keep your chain well-fed.
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Foreign object damage to me.
03-14-17, 11:47 PM
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Next time, keep it under 5000 watts when climbing those hills!!!
03-15-17, 08:58 PM
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No. I was just riding along, and it skipped a little, then got worse and worse. Eventually, I had to walk the last two blocks home. It acted like the pawls had broken. Then I saw it! Got a new freewheel on tonight, and it's good again. I think.
03-16-17, 05:08 AM
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I can fix that in the spa if you'd like. 
Easy peasie!
Suntour sprockets are the only ones I have ever seen break. @jimmuller had one do this, but IIRC it was on his tandem and his lovely wife Sharon was really mashing
as the stoker at the time.
I've broken many a Suntour sprocket (most often on a New Winner/Winner body) when trying to remove them for cleaning or re-gearing. However, it is usually only 2-3 teeth--- not 1/3-1/2 of the sprocket!
Easy peasie!Suntour sprockets are the only ones I have ever seen break. @jimmuller had one do this, but IIRC it was on his tandem and his lovely wife Sharon was really mashing
as the stoker at the time. I've broken many a Suntour sprocket (most often on a New Winner/Winner body) when trying to remove them for cleaning or re-gearing. However, it is usually only 2-3 teeth--- not 1/3-1/2 of the sprocket!
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03-16-17, 06:15 AM
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I can fix that in the spa if you'd like. Easy peasie!
... @jimmuller had one do this, but IIRC it was on his tandem and his lovely wife Sharon was really mashing as the stoker at the time.
Easy peasie!... @jimmuller had one do this, but IIRC it was on his tandem and his lovely wife Sharon was really mashing
as the stoker at the time.My sweetie puts all of her 5'2" into the pedals and this is what came of it. I may have helped a little too. The middle sprocket (of five) started clunking. Careful examination revealed two broken sprockets. How we broke two at once I'm not sure.
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03-16-17, 06:57 AM
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Pay attention to that man behind the curtain. He can fix it! At least, don't just toss the whole thing.
My sweetie puts all of her 5'2" into the pedals and this is what came of it. I may have helped a little too. The middle sprocket (of five) started clunking. Careful examination revealed two broken sprockets. How we broke two at once I'm not sure.
My sweetie puts all of her 5'2" into the pedals and this is what came of it. I may have helped a little too. The middle sprocket (of five) started clunking. Careful examination revealed two broken sprockets. How we broke two at once I'm not sure.
Did you notice @Ed. hovering in the background? Where has Ed. been lately?
The mean tandem that eats freewheel sprocket teeth is trying to hide underneath Jim.
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03-16-17, 10:21 AM
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Looks like ya got yer moneys worth out of that one.
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