Originally Posted by
oupoot
Just took it for a ride - 4 miles there & 4 miles back again... Actually I took the boyfriend's bike, as mine has a bit of slip on the chain, which is very disconcerting when you have a huge lorry hot on your heels...
Need to get the bike guy to look at mine - he says the chain needs to bed down as he put a new chain on it, though it doesn't look like a new chain to me... Boyfriend said maybe new to the bike, but possibly not new out of the box lol!
He adjusted the derailleur & renewed the middle bit (was black, now silver) where it was landing up inside the spokes when adjusted right over, renewed the crank & adjusted the brakes (V ones) & renewed all the brake cables. Cost me £75, so wasn't really happy with the chain slipping, as it wasn't before the work was done.
Get a new bike guy. 75 pounds and the chain is slipping? Not a new chain? Never heard of a chain needing to bed down. When you put on a new chain and it skips, it usually means you need a new cassette/freewheel as well, but both the chain and the cassette are better be new. You got a new crank too? Depending on the part, it could represent a good part of that 75 pounds....