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ruffo
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Hi,
Before I take this issue in to a bike shop for repair (as it is under warranty)
When I pedal hard out in top gear down a sealed road, then stop pedalling, the chain /derailleur seems to stick slightly and get slack.
It feels like the derailleur has lost it's tension.
Any ideas what would cause this and can it be fixed easy enough at home?
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kcids-naughty-account
Thrashed
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Location: somewhere over the rainbow
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mr sledge hammer perhaps?
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ruffo
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I would on my old bike but this one is a nice new shiny one
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kcids-naughty-account
Thrashed
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ah well theres always the circular saw? if not im out of ideas. im off to bed sweet dreams xoxox
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dented
Mangled
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Does it just do the 'slightly sticking' thing once, or over again and again as you're coasting along?
Im wondering if its a freewheel problem
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ruffo
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just when I stop pedalling. The slack lasts only a second.... light a whiplash type thing
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diggily_puff
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ditch the gearz, they is 4 q u e e r z
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dented
Mangled
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| ruffo wrote: | | just when I stop pedalling. The slack lasts only a second.... light a whiplash type thing |
Do you have a big fat velcro chainstay protector on there?
(Chain hanging up on there only in the smallest rear cog?)
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pushbikerider
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| dented wrote: | Does it just do the 'slightly sticking' thing once, or over again and again as you're coasting along?
Im wondering if its a freewheel problem |
indeed, it could be a sticky freehub, or maybe the rear mech isn't quite tuned right so its binding the chain just for a fraction of a second under back pedaling
I'd go and talk to the mechanic at my LBS 
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ryda
Wants more alloy ??
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| Posted: Tue 1st Jul 9:23pm Post subject: RE: Chain Slapping In Top Gear |
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| ruffo wrote: | | take this issue in to a bike shop for repair (as it is under warranty) |
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slidecontrol
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im going to go with dented on this one, its most likely freehub drag.
some hubs are more norpe than others, although they all do it eventually.
in most cases a service will sort them out
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ruffo
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cheers peeps
Looks like I best take it to my LBS. I just don't want to be without my bike for a week.
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ryda
Wants more alloy ??
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| ruffo wrote: | cheers peeps
Looks like I best take it to my LBS. I just don't want to be without my bike for a week. |
A week at this time of the year ? mind you a (drive train) warrentee issue shouldn't take week any time
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