Originally Posted by
essiemyra
I plan to take it to the bike shop tomorrow as they suggested that while they helped me. It very well may need a new cassette and chain, I do not watch the mileage on a daily basis but the odometer just turned to 4200miles and I have had the bike about 2 1/2years.
See if they'll let you watch what they're doing so you can learn some new tricks. It's not uncommon for a rear derailleur to need an adjustment to keep the chain from kicking off the smallest cog. BTW, I always carry a few small individual wipes in my rear seat bag just in case my hands get dirty from an unexpected repair.
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