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Old 06-14-11 | 09:00 PM
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Originally Posted by rekmeyata
But mostly likely it's being caused by poor gear selection, that's where your using the small ring gear in the front with the smallest cog on the rear or vice a versa. This type of gear selection puts undue stress on the chain from the severe angle it must go into to reach both extreme gears.
I see this all the time on rides. People using the small-small or big-big combos. As someone who works on their own stuff and cares about it, it pains me to see.

In Seinfeld, George once said he could "sense the slightest human suffering." I feel like I can sense the slightest mechanical suffering...
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