Originally Posted by
FlamsteadHill
Took to LBS yesterday. After removing the crank and getting a good look at the damage it appears to be cosmetic. What looked like fibers sticking out was just the "gel coat" or whatever it is they put over the CF to make it smooth, that for some reason kind of shredded when it got dug into.
There already was a chain catcher installed. Not sure how the chain got past it, but they adjusted it so that it's really tight to the chain.
Readjusted F&R derailleurs. Rear was already quite far out after just 55 miles.
Took it out for a trial run last night to get used to the new clipless system and start breaking in the shoes. Shifts quieter/smoother/quicker and no discernible chain noise when pedaling (it was almost as loud as the freehub the rear derailleur was that far out).
The two times I shifted up to the Big Ring I held the lever over until I was past certain the chain was fully on. Realistically I almost never need the Big Ring, as the 11 cog will take me over 20 mph and I can't pedal that hard for too long unless it's at least slightly down hill. Anything more than that and I generally coast and recover. And while there is (or was, before yesterday's adjustment) noticeable chain drag when going big/big, little/little seems to be about as smooth as butter.
Congrats on the new bike and sorry to hear about the chain mishap. I just picked up my Domane SL6 yesterday and after reading this it's one of the first things I looked for to see if there was a chain keeper.
My LBS told me to not to run small chain ring to small cog and large chain ring to large cog, I believe they call it cross chaining.