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Looking for "Chain-slap" solution...
On the heavily rooted trails I ride on ( Quiet Waters, Oleta, etc) the chain
on my Trek Liquid 25 starts flopping around like crazy when I hit race pace speeds through the rough sections. This is not an issue on trails in North Florida like Croom or Santos ( meaning it would be a non-issue in N Carolina and other real mountain biking locations). But for my weekly rides, I need to find a way to reduce this flopping around. Sometimes the chain will shift itself into the granny gear, when I "need" to stay in the middle ring. and other times, when really hammering a rough section, the shifting on the rear derailer is badly compromised by the flailing chain. The only possible solution I can think of is removing the Big ring from the equation, and taking out several links--shortening the chain, in the hope that this will mean less travel potential for the chain....I'd rather have a better solution, and am hoping someone has one... Dan V |
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"Dan Volker" wrote in message . .. On the heavily rooted trails I ride on ( Quiet Waters, Oleta, etc) the chain on my Trek Liquid 25 starts flopping around like crazy when I hit race pace speeds through the rough sections. This is not an issue on trails in North Florida like Croom or Santos ( meaning it would be a non-issue in N Carolina and other real mountain biking locations). But for my weekly rides, I need to find a way to reduce this flopping around. Sometimes the chain will shift itself into the granny gear, when I "need" to stay in the middle ring. and other times, when really hammering a rough section, the shifting on the rear derailer is badly compromised by the flailing chain. The only possible solution I can think of is removing the Big ring from the equation, and taking out several links--shortening the chain, in the hope that this will mean less travel potential for the chain....I'd rather have a better solution, and am hoping someone has one... Dan V You want one of these, unfortunately no longer made but easy to DIY. http://idriders.com/cgi-bin/album_k2...bulletbros.jpg Steve. |
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spademan o---[) * wrote:
"Dan Volker" wrote in message . .. On the heavily rooted trails I ride on ( Quiet Waters, Oleta, etc) the chain on my Trek Liquid 25 starts flopping around like crazy when I hit race pace speeds through the rough sections. This is not an issue on trails in North Florida like Croom or Santos ( meaning it would be a non-issue in N Carolina and other real mountain biking locations). But for my weekly rides, I need to find a way to reduce this flopping around. Sometimes the chain will shift itself into the granny gear, when I "need" to stay in the middle ring. and other times, when really hammering a rough section, the shifting on the rear derailer is badly compromised by the flailing chain. The only possible solution I can think of is removing the Big ring from the equation, and taking out several links--shortening the chain, in the hope that this will mean less travel potential for the chain....I'd rather have a better solution, and am hoping someone has one... Dan V You want one of these, unfortunately no longer made but easy to DIY. http://idriders.com/cgi-bin/album_k2...bulletbros.jpg Steve. Or one of these. http://www.ishop.co.uk/ishop/22/shopscr83.html 'Old' style chain device that lets you keep 3 rings -- Mark |
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"Mark (UK)" wrote in message ... spademan o---[) * wrote: "Dan Volker" wrote in message . .. On the heavily rooted trails I ride on ( Quiet Waters, Oleta, etc) the chain on my Trek Liquid 25 starts flopping around like crazy when I hit race pace speeds through the rough sections. This is not an issue on trails in North Florida like Croom or Santos ( meaning it would be a non-issue in N Carolina and other real mountain biking locations). But for my weekly rides, I need to find a way to reduce this flopping around. Sometimes the chain will shift itself into the granny gear, when I "need" to stay in the middle ring. and other times, when really hammering a rough section, the shifting on the rear derailer is badly compromised by the flailing chain. The only possible solution I can think of is removing the Big ring from the equation, and taking out several links--shortening the chain, in the hope that this will mean less travel potential for the chain....I'd rather have a better solution, and am hoping someone has one... Dan V You want one of these, unfortunately no longer made but easy to DIY. http://idriders.com/cgi-bin/album_k2...bulletbros.jpg Steve. Or one of these. http://www.ishop.co.uk/ishop/22/shopscr83.html 'Old' style chain device that lets you keep 3 rings -- Mark Never really did like those, they seemed to slip round the frame and didn't actually do much. I have got a purple one in my spares box... Steve. |
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Dan Volker wrote: On the heavily rooted trails I ride on ( Quiet Waters, Oleta, etc) the chain on my Trek Liquid 25 starts flopping around like crazy when I hit race pace speeds through the rough sections. This is not an issue on trails in North Florida like Croom or Santos ( meaning it would be a non-issue in N Carolina and other real mountain biking locations). But for my weekly rides, I need to find a way to reduce this flopping around. Sometimes the chain will shift itself into the granny gear, when I "need" to stay in the middle ring. and other times, when really hammering a rough section, the shifting on the rear derailer is badly compromised by the flailing chain. The only possible solution I can think of is removing the Big ring from the equation, and taking out several links--shortening the chain, in the hope that this will mean less travel potential for the chain....I'd rather have a better solution, and am hoping someone has one... Dan V Actually, this is exactly what you are looking for. I use one and never had a problem. http://www.kore-usa.com/dreactor.htm -- o-o-o-o Ride-A-Lot o-o-o-o www.schnauzers.ws |
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"Ride-A-Lot" wrote in message ... Dan Volker wrote: On the heavily rooted trails I ride on ( Quiet Waters, Oleta, etc) the chain on my Trek Liquid 25 starts flopping around like crazy when I hit race pace speeds through the rough sections. This is not an issue on trails in North Florida like Croom or Santos ( meaning it would be a non-issue in N Carolina and other real mountain biking locations). But for my weekly rides, I need to find a way to reduce this flopping around. Sometimes the chain will shift itself into the granny gear, when I "need" to stay in the middle ring. and other times, when really hammering a rough section, the shifting on the rear derailer is badly compromised by the flailing chain. The only possible solution I can think of is removing the Big ring from the equation, and taking out several links--shortening the chain, in the hope that this will mean less travel potential for the chain....I'd rather have a better solution, and am hoping someone has one... Dan V Actually, this is exactly what you are looking for. I use one and never had a problem. http://www.kore-usa.com/dreactor.htm Thanks, This looks like a good piece of gear to try. Regards, Dan V |
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Ride a singlespeed.
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