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drivetrain woes
Nov. 25th, 2009 01:03 pmUgh, let the chain go too long. Or maybe the sprockets on the cassette are just cheap junk; they certainly look visibly worn. I did change the chain within a day or two of it barely ticking the "1.0" wear spot on the gauge. This is only I think the 3rd chain on that cassette, none of them went really long, and it's in bad shape.
Anyway, the skipping continues, 100 miles into the new chain. And you can't flip cogs on a cassette, they're keyed to only go on one way.
I guess this will be another winter spent in "squeeze the last life out of a wrecked cassette" mode. I'll put the old chain back on today, and I'll go through my old chains and find the least worn ones, and change to the least worn one every 1000 miles or so.
And keep a lookout for sales on cassettes and chainrings. I saw an entire Shimano crankset on clearance at Nashbar a few months ago for about $8. Shoulda grabbed it.
I gotta wonder if it's worth buying a better cassette, but given the abrasive crap that gets constantly sprayed onto my drivetrain in the rain, it might wear any cassette out. I do know that more expensive chains don't last any longer than cheap ones in my conditions, so more expensive cassettes would probably fare about the same.
Anyway, the skipping continues, 100 miles into the new chain. And you can't flip cogs on a cassette, they're keyed to only go on one way.
I guess this will be another winter spent in "squeeze the last life out of a wrecked cassette" mode. I'll put the old chain back on today, and I'll go through my old chains and find the least worn ones, and change to the least worn one every 1000 miles or so.
And keep a lookout for sales on cassettes and chainrings. I saw an entire Shimano crankset on clearance at Nashbar a few months ago for about $8. Shoulda grabbed it.
I gotta wonder if it's worth buying a better cassette, but given the abrasive crap that gets constantly sprayed onto my drivetrain in the rain, it might wear any cassette out. I do know that more expensive chains don't last any longer than cheap ones in my conditions, so more expensive cassettes would probably fare about the same.
