Kona Ku chain suck problem
03-13-02 | 03:23 PM
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Kona Ku chain suck problem
I have a 8sp. Kona with a chainsuck problem. It has RaceFace cranks and a XT front DR. The problem is when shifting up or down between the granny cog and mid-range the chain often get wedged between the cranks and the frame. Any suggestion. New chain shimano HG and new cogs have been put on bike.
Thanks
Scott
Thanks
Scott
03-13-02 | 03:39 PM
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I would suspect your chain is too long, or the spring in your RD isn't strong enough to keep tension on it.
When you replaced the chain, did you use it just as it came in the package? If so, that is probably the cause. You'll need to remove a couple links. If not, then it's probably the RD.
When you replaced the chain, did you use it just as it came in the package? If so, that is probably the cause. You'll need to remove a couple links. If not, then it's probably the RD.
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03-13-02 | 04:48 PM
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this is probably not the problem but hey who knows 
does it happen every time you shift? or only under certain conditions. When you shift gears, the chain has a hard time changing under a lot of stress (i.e. out of the saddle pedaling) sometimes it might help to break your cadience for a second to get in a slower easier pedal to change gears, and then pick it back up again.
of couse if you have a part problem this is kinda irrelevant
does it happen every time you shift? or only under certain conditions. When you shift gears, the chain has a hard time changing under a lot of stress (i.e. out of the saddle pedaling) sometimes it might help to break your cadience for a second to get in a slower easier pedal to change gears, and then pick it back up again.
of couse if you have a part problem this is kinda irrelevant
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03-13-02 | 10:12 PM
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The other posters may be correct. Put the bike on a workstand and watch the bottom of the chain carefully as you turn the cranks and shift the front derailleur. See if you can detect the conditions under which the chain fails to fall off the bottom of the chainring and starts to "suck" upward.
I guess my much-maligned under-chainstay U-brake has some use, after all.
I guess my much-maligned under-chainstay U-brake has some use, after all.
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Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
Bianchi: 1982 Campione d'Italia, S/N 1.M9914
Schwinn: 1988 Project KOM-10, S/N F804069
"Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing." --Theodore Roosevelt
Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
Bianchi: 1982 Campione d'Italia, S/N 1.M9914
Schwinn: 1988 Project KOM-10, S/N F804069
03-22-02 | 10:22 PM
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From: toronto ont
I have a 2001 Kona stuff and I get chain suck all the time when I take drops...My chain is crazy tight so it should be fine ...it seems to be a problem with the design and geometry kona uses on the rear chainstays.
