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Old 04-21-24, 08:08 AM
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Originally Posted by grumpus
A mechanic who isn't too busy to care?
Huh?
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Huh?
Assuming he's a wrench monkey in an LBS and wants more work. Just being silly really.
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Originally Posted by Duragrouch
I'd inspect the small chainring first for tooth wear. The OP may think it's skipping cogs when it may be skipping on the ring, might be hard to tell the difference. New chain and new cogs should match well, but I've gotten skipping with new chain on old cogs, so maybe this time it's new chain on old ring. If small ring checks out, look at the other stuff.
This turned out to be the correct fix. I removed the front chainrings, and the smaller chain ring had several teeth with much larger gaps in between than the rest. I replaced it, and it is now working fine. Thanks for all the tips and advice.
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