Chain Skipping?
Hello I have a Marin Bobcat trail which is the 2004 model I believe. I just bought it a couple months ago and after about 2 weeks I busted the chain so I ended up buying a new one. THen after that it seemedlike I have had a LOT of trouble shifting from the second to third gear inthe front . Going from the medium sized to the large size gear. Also when I am going up a steep hill rather it be dirt or pavement and I am mashing down on the pedals in 1 gear in the front and 3 in the rear the chain seems to make a large pop and the pedals feel like they are skipping or something. I often lose traction on the pedals its so severe. It sounds like whenyou donthave the chain onthe next gear all the way when you shift and you pushdown onthe pedals and it makes that noise. Sorry about the space problem on the post my keyboard is jacked up. It is a 8 speedin the back and the front is a 3 speed. took it to shop multiple times but they cannot find anything wrong with it.