Mountain Bike Chain Keeps Breaking
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Mountain bike chain keeps breaking. And usually hurts my leg muscle when it does. I ll try to keep this simple. I have a specialized p1am that i bought recently it is my first real mountain bike. Posts november 16 2016 at 3 50 pm 201112.
I only have probably 10 hours total of riding time on it and the chain has already broken 3 times. Once the chain is installed break off the portion of the pin protruding from the back of the chain. Viewing 4 reply threads author. Don t continually break and re connect the chain.
Use lube to make your fixing easy after removing the broken chain it is better to clean it with a degreaser and water so that the chain links can move easily and to impede fixing the chain again within a short time. Use a chain scrubber if you want to clean it rather than breaking the chain too often. Bike chain keeps breaking. The first thing to do is to remove the whole chain by using the chain breaker tool if the chain is still attached to the bicycle.
Mtb chain keeps breaking. Breaking a chain is rarely an isolated incident and more frequently it is the sign of a larger issue. Most bike owners however will have to diagnose an unusual noise at some point. If your chain has started to come off frequently when it didn t in the past something in your bike setup has changed.
Although i ve given up on the chain scrubber now i just wipe the chain down with a rag lube the chain then wipe off the excess and ride. The global mountain bike network is the best mtb youtube channel with videos for everyone who loves dirt. Doing this after rain helps keep rust off too. Forums mountain bike forum mtb chain keeps breaking shares tagged.
Fortunately a clicking chain doesn t require the assistance of a pro mechanic. Unshipping your chain can be annoying at best sometimes dangerous especially if it happens when you re in traffic so you need to minimise the chances of it happening by setting up your bike right.