Morrisette
New Member
- Location
- Newmarket, near Cambridge, UK
Hello folder fellows,
I have had a Dahon Vitesse for a while now (~18 months) and the gears have never been right. It's an older (?) model with derailleur gears (I think the new ones have a hub). But the gears have been a pig since day 1. They clank, they jump, they rattle, they slip.
I've had the LBS look at it, they changed the gear cable - it was alright for about 10 miles and then the clanking started again. I think the chain catches on the higher-up cog (if that makes sense) but not every time - it's like the whole thing is twisted somehow. Now it's got to the point where it's almost unridable. I don't know how to proceed - had anyone else had this problem? How did you solve it? Would a new chain/cogs set make any difference (I don't want to pay x-amount of £££ for that only to find it's still wrong).
I'm in East Anglia so no real hills, so in desperation I'm wondering about getting it converted to a single speed, but don't know if this is desirable/possible.
Help!!
I have had a Dahon Vitesse for a while now (~18 months) and the gears have never been right. It's an older (?) model with derailleur gears (I think the new ones have a hub). But the gears have been a pig since day 1. They clank, they jump, they rattle, they slip.
I've had the LBS look at it, they changed the gear cable - it was alright for about 10 miles and then the clanking started again. I think the chain catches on the higher-up cog (if that makes sense) but not every time - it's like the whole thing is twisted somehow. Now it's got to the point where it's almost unridable. I don't know how to proceed - had anyone else had this problem? How did you solve it? Would a new chain/cogs set make any difference (I don't want to pay x-amount of £££ for that only to find it's still wrong).
I'm in East Anglia so no real hills, so in desperation I'm wondering about getting it converted to a single speed, but don't know if this is desirable/possible.
Help!!