hey everyone,
After a little searching I came across this great site and was impressed with how well everyone talked about and solved problems and thought this is the place for me! So, even though I'm all the way from Toronto, Canada I hope to find a few friends to share some experiences with.
I ride a Specialized S-Works M5 which is total overkill for me, but I've had a few bikes and keep upgrading, and well, I ended up with this 25 pound beauty.
My bike is working pretty well other than a sticky Hayes rear brake for which I've ordered a replacement/upgrade for.
The problem is my son's Specialized Hardrock Comp Disc. It's entry level Shimano Alivio front deraileur/Suntour SR chainrings and is about 2 years old.
The problem is upshifts on front and chain suck.It very reluctantly shifts up from a smaller front chainring to a larger one, and often results in chain suck. The chain rides up the rear of the front sprocket and jams at the frame and everything grinds to a halt.
I took it to a LBS and they showed me the warped chain and replaced it saying that should fix it. It didn't really help much at all.
I've tried putting a little more cable tension on shifter and it seemed to help a little but not much. I can't see the chainrings being shot in only a couple of years, but I guess it's possible?
I'm going to try and attach some pics so you can see what I'm working with.
Thanks for reading, can't wait to hear back on this...
After a little searching I came across this great site and was impressed with how well everyone talked about and solved problems and thought this is the place for me! So, even though I'm all the way from Toronto, Canada I hope to find a few friends to share some experiences with.
I ride a Specialized S-Works M5 which is total overkill for me, but I've had a few bikes and keep upgrading, and well, I ended up with this 25 pound beauty.
My bike is working pretty well other than a sticky Hayes rear brake for which I've ordered a replacement/upgrade for.
The problem is my son's Specialized Hardrock Comp Disc. It's entry level Shimano Alivio front deraileur/Suntour SR chainrings and is about 2 years old.
The problem is upshifts on front and chain suck.It very reluctantly shifts up from a smaller front chainring to a larger one, and often results in chain suck. The chain rides up the rear of the front sprocket and jams at the frame and everything grinds to a halt.
I took it to a LBS and they showed me the warped chain and replaced it saying that should fix it. It didn't really help much at all.
I've tried putting a little more cable tension on shifter and it seemed to help a little but not much. I can't see the chainrings being shot in only a couple of years, but I guess it's possible?
I'm going to try and attach some pics so you can see what I'm working with.
Thanks for reading, can't wait to hear back on this...