Broken teeth or normal?
Forgive my newbie question but whilst cleaning my mucky Focus Variado Expert today I noticed that two of the teeth looked 'broken'...
Here's a pic of the teeth on the Truvativ Elita 2.2 crankset :
Diametrically opposite these 'broken' teeth this teeth arrangement is duplicated which makes me think that this is manufactured this way for chain shifting reasons and is not actually broken. Am I right or way out?
Here's a pic of the teeth on the Truvativ Elita 2.2 crankset :
Diametrically opposite these 'broken' teeth this teeth arrangement is duplicated which makes me think that this is manufactured this way for chain shifting reasons and is not actually broken. Am I right or way out?
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It's the way they make them, nothing to worry about. if the had broken you would feel a very sharp edge on each tooth.
Crap cleaning job, BTW. Go over it again.0 -
As above, they are meant to be like that and your chain needs cleaning
He is not the messiah, he is a very naughty boy !!0 -
Lol thanks guys for putting my mind at rest I really thought I may have to get a new crankset and yes I need to brush up on my brushing up techniques 0
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I don't put any oil on my chain at all just a quick spray of WD occasionaly.
I always dry my bike properly and its kept in a heated house so have never had a problem with rust.
The problem with smothering everything with oil is that it attracts lots of grit and dust which is far more harmful in the long run.0 -
peanut wrote:I don't put any oil on my chain at all just a quick spray of WD occasionaly.
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Sorry but WD40 is not a chain lubricant and will only shorten the life of your chain. A good quality lube will not attract dirt etc and lengthen the life of the chain. I'm sure you won't find any half decent bike mechanic using WD40 to lube a chain.0 -
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redddraggon wrote:WD40 on a chain = bad idea
I'll 2nd. and 3rd. that. WD = never on a bike.
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never lost a chain yet, unlike you lot.
I put it on properly in the first place and I look after my bike properly so I never get a failure of any kind save a spoke. Thats a good record for 40+ years of cycling
The wd40 is not a lube.its a water dispersant Chains don't need lubing they don't have lube nipples doh! Smothering any part of a bike in oil is just a lazy persons idea of preventative maintenance
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dennisn wrote:redddraggon wrote:WD40 on a chain = bad idea
I'll 2nd. and 3rd. that. WD = never on a bike.
Dennis Noward
hmmm - maybe not "never on a bike" - but certainly never on a chain.
I often remove the chain for cleaning - I then use a mild de-greaser on the cassette cogs and rinse of - I often then use WD40 as a water displacer to make sure they are dry. They then pick up 'real' lube from the chain when it gets done.0 -
I use WD40 on my chain. That's to do what it's designed to do - proper lube goes on later when chain is dry. I've never lost a chain cycling (apart from due to sticks getting in the drivetrain off-road) either, and I bet mine last longer than peanut's given the lube preventing metal on metal wear.
Headsets (well apart from greasegaurd versions like we have on our tandem) don't have lube nipples either - does that mean you shouldn't lube them?0 -
I used nothing but wd40 on my old bike chain for more years than I care to remember, never had a chain failure so it can't be all that bad. However, but since my return to cycling I have only ever used proper chainlube, its not exactly expensive is it ?
I also came across this recently :-
http://bicycletutor.com/no-wd40-bike-chain/
Don't think I am going back to wd40.0
