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Old 11-19-23, 04:36 PM
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Bad Lag
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New Chain Skips On Freewheel

I installed a brand new IZUMI chain yesterday. On today's ride, the chain was skipping over the teeth on the freewheel any time I applied power to the pedals (starting, uphills).

I was unable to discriminate whether it was a particular place on the chain (bad/tight links) or whether it was something else such as insufficient chain wrap. I have never before had this problem with any chain.

Any idea on how to diagnose/fix the problem?

I shortened the chain by about 4 links during installation. My first step is to replace those links.

During cleaning, I noticed no excessive wear on the freewheel cogs.
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