http://blog.garethjmsaunders.co.uk/archives/2006/07/30/chain-reaction/ The Revd Gareth J M Saunders' weblog Wed, 8 Oct 2008 03:49:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.11 http://blog.garethjmsaunders.co.uk/archives/2006/07/30/chain-reaction/#comment-32936 Sat, 05 Aug 2006 23:14:43 +0000 http://blog.garethjmsaunders.co.uk/archives/2006/07/30/chain-reaction/#comment-32936 Thanks. So we discovered when we took the bike into the bike shop for a service. I've never seen chainrings like that before -- every day's a school day. Jane got a new chain -- that's what was making the clicking noise: a broken chain. Thanks. So we discovered when we took the bike into the bike shop for a service. I’ve never seen chainrings like that before — every day’s a school day. Jane got a new chain — that’s what was making the clicking noise: a broken chain.

]]> http://blog.garethjmsaunders.co.uk/archives/2006/07/30/chain-reaction/#comment-32883 Thu, 03 Aug 2006 13:55:01 +0000 http://blog.garethjmsaunders.co.uk/archives/2006/07/30/chain-reaction/#comment-32883 The teeth might not be broken on the chainset. They are designed like that to aid changing gear (if you don't believe me go to a bike shop and have a look at a new one). Saying that, they do need replaced after a few thousand miles (sooner if they aren't kept clean - grid would beat metal in paper, scissors stone). A good clean and checking the gear cables (they don't last very long usually...they stretch) might just do the trick. Oh, and lube the cables (squirt some lube down inside the plastic tubes and rear mech - that'll make a massive difference. The teeth might not be broken on the chainset. They are designed like that to aid changing gear (if you don’t believe me go to a bike shop and have a look at a new one). Saying that, they do need replaced after a few thousand miles (sooner if they aren’t kept clean - grid would beat metal in paper, scissors stone). A good clean and checking the gear cables (they don’t last very long usually…they stretch) might just do the trick. Oh, and lube the cables (squirt some lube down inside the plastic tubes and rear mech - that’ll make a massive difference.

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