Tom B
Guru
- Location
- Lancashire
Went out on the 2 month, 200 mile old MTB, having done pretty much all the 2500ft of climbing I was looking forwards to enjoying some DH. After the first couple of hundred yards of sloppy muddy tracks I hit some bumpy rocky stuff and then the chain snapped. It felt that perhaps the chain had dropped off the chainring prior.
To my suprise when i took the chain off it seemed in pretty good order, it seemed clean and nowhere near as dirty as I was expecting given the conditions. It wasnt oily, but felt greasy. I guess the oil I applied pre ride had washed off in the vast amount of water I'd been through. - Perhaps I'll use the snot like Extreme wet Lube next time.
I freewheeled/pushed the bike down the hill to the LBS who kindly supplied and fitted a new quick-link. Then about 3miles later again when I was descending some rocky stuff the same sort of thing happened again. It seems like that the side plates have been stripped off the chain on a couple of links.
There is a little bit of pant chipping on the chainstay behind the chainring perhaps suggesting the chain has been up there and then the ring has stripped the chainplates. Seems like a crap design not to allow more clearance if that's what happens if it drops the chain.
The bike is due its 6week service so I'm going to let them see what they make of it.
What do you guys make of it?
Im normally a 8spd sort of guy, so are any 10spd chains better than others?
To my suprise when i took the chain off it seemed in pretty good order, it seemed clean and nowhere near as dirty as I was expecting given the conditions. It wasnt oily, but felt greasy. I guess the oil I applied pre ride had washed off in the vast amount of water I'd been through. - Perhaps I'll use the snot like Extreme wet Lube next time.
I freewheeled/pushed the bike down the hill to the LBS who kindly supplied and fitted a new quick-link. Then about 3miles later again when I was descending some rocky stuff the same sort of thing happened again. It seems like that the side plates have been stripped off the chain on a couple of links.
There is a little bit of pant chipping on the chainstay behind the chainring perhaps suggesting the chain has been up there and then the ring has stripped the chainplates. Seems like a crap design not to allow more clearance if that's what happens if it drops the chain.
The bike is due its 6week service so I'm going to let them see what they make of it.
What do you guys make of it?
Im normally a 8spd sort of guy, so are any 10spd chains better than others?
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