STOP BIKE GEARS SLIPPING OR SKIPPING UNDER LOAD - HOW TO TELL IF THEY'RE WORN

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• JA

  @Jasho-Beam · 3 years ago

  Getting this info from someone who knows what he is talking about makes all the difference 👍

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• VI

  @viktorvolaric-horvat5190 · 2 years ago

  My aha moment was when I realised that the front chain rings receive consistently different wear depending on where in relation to the cranks they are around their circumference. So bloody obvious, yet I've never thought of it!

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• KI

  @KimberlyMarkQTan · 3 years ago

  This is the only one on youtube that answer all my questions..

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• MI

  @micmic9410 · 2 years ago

  MAN! 30 YEARS MTB,and always been riding big gears all the time. Thank you!

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• PS

  @psychoal1967 · 3 years ago

  I recently changed a fairly new but prematurely worn-out chain (SRAM) on a cassette that was nearing the end of its life - nearly 7 years old. The new chain started jumping under load like a Mexican jumping bean! New cassette! The original chain (KMC) lasted over 6 years. Those measuring tools are great, have been using one for about 5 years.

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• DA

  @daviddean15 · 1 year ago

  Fantastic video. I have been mountain biking 30 years and I still learned something. I use my chain checker regularly but not in the largest sprocket on the cassette. It does put the chain under more tension and gives a more accurate reading just as you say. Thank you very much, that is how I will check the chain from now on.

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• SU

  @Sunken_Dink · 1 year ago

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2DCv0v2f3k&amp;t=608">10:08</a> I immediately ran back to my shed to check if this was what I did and sure enough... Thanks for the reminder!

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• JO

  @JoysOfHomeOwnership · 9 months ago

  Thanks, your mention shifting is spot on. It reduces wear which is a good thing to point out.<br>One should shift early and often across the entire appropriate combinations of a drivetrain chainring(s) and cassette cogs. It also saves wear on the rider! Keeping the candence in a rider&apos;s the sweet spot is the reason for having all thos gears.

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• AI

  @Aidenkarajic · 2 years ago

  You’ve got the most helpful video I’ve watched on this stuff

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• ME

  @MegaElias · 3 years ago

  Great. I have just replaced a teared chain and a cassette because of having issue with chain slipping. I’ve been cleaning and lubing my chain regularly and now it turned out degreasers should not be used and over oil is a problem as well. Summing up: thank you for sharing this, it definitely gives a lot of space for considerations and improvements.

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• GR

  @greenguitarfish · 2 years ago (edited)

  After a number of videos with no answers, you’ve helped me track down my problem on the smallest 3 jumpy gears. Under load, they will not adjust after replacing the chain. Time for a rear cassette. Thanks !

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• JA

  @jameswilson7316 · 3 years ago

  Excellent and clear advice. &nbsp;Good images and close up photography to complement the explanations. &nbsp;Thank you.

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