koribeyer
Speeding Up
- May 29, 2008
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So, as of next week or so, I'll be living in Kichijoji (yea!) and looking for a new, fantastic LBS. My Japanese is good enough that I don't care so much if they speak English, but knowledgeable, friendly, and all that good stuff. Certified for Cannondales, maybe?
So, though I would prefer to fix it myself, my chain is skipping when I'm in low gears and I don't know where to start. The bike still has less than 1000 miles on it, so there should be no problems of chain stretching or wear (yet!). When I spent some time cleaning and re-lubing the chain I found that some of the heavy grease from the bottom bracket had slipped down on the smaller of the double up front and though cleaning it all of helped a little... the problem remains.
When I'm in my high gear, there's no problem, but when I down shift for a few hills on my commute the chain starts skipping all over the back gears.
Naturally, I want to sort this out before getting back to the mountains.
Ideas? Advice? Kichijoji bike shops?
So, though I would prefer to fix it myself, my chain is skipping when I'm in low gears and I don't know where to start. The bike still has less than 1000 miles on it, so there should be no problems of chain stretching or wear (yet!). When I spent some time cleaning and re-lubing the chain I found that some of the heavy grease from the bottom bracket had slipped down on the smaller of the double up front and though cleaning it all of helped a little... the problem remains.
When I'm in my high gear, there's no problem, but when I down shift for a few hills on my commute the chain starts skipping all over the back gears.
Naturally, I want to sort this out before getting back to the mountains.
Ideas? Advice? Kichijoji bike shops?