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07-25-14 | 08:16 AM

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Miele Man

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Originally Posted by TallRider

I just replaced chain and cassette on my commuting bike, and the chain skips on the gear that I use most (and on none of the others). Maybe something that will go away as it wears in? More likely a quality control issue with the cassette.

The new chain is SRAM 7/8-speed and the cassette is SunRace 12-28 7-speed.

Since the chain only skips on the cog you use the most I'd say that one cog is probably worn too much for the new chain to engage [roperly. You'll either need a new cog or most likely easier to just replace the cassette.

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