Chain Problems

d4mi4nr
d4mi4nr Posts: 85
edited January 2010 in Workshop
I have a SRAM 10sp chain, Sram Red cassette, Dia Compe 10 Speed carbon derailleurs and shifters. Its set up great apart from if I pedal backwards (when cruising, freewheeling etc), even slowly, the chain comes off. Any ideas?
Specialized Allez 2010

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  • dennisn
    dennisn Posts: 10,601
    Could be a bit, or a lot, too long. Then again pedaling backwards has been know to cause this. At least as far as I have experienced.
  • keef66
    keef66 Posts: 13,123
    Stop pedalling backwards?
  • d4mi4nr
    d4mi4nr Posts: 85
    keef66 wrote:
    Stop pedalling backwards?
    That would be the easy option, but I know thats somethings not quite right. Its bugging me!
    Specialized Allez 2010
  • skyd0g
    skyd0g Posts: 2,540
    Where does the chain fall off? Chainset (which side / in smaller/larger cog)?
    Rear deraillieur? How/where?
    Cycling weakly
  • John.T
    John.T Posts: 3,698
    Mine used to do this when I was in big ring and 2nd biggest cog. I used this gear to start in TTs and if I back pedaled to get my foot position right the chain would just drop off the inside of the rings, right off. It was a bit embarassing. After a few hundred miles everything seemed to bed in and it stopped happening.
    Could you have the same thing. If so then just get some miles in.
    My Fleet.
  • d4mi4nr
    d4mi4nr Posts: 85
    John.T wrote:
    Mine used to do this when I was in big ring and 2nd biggest cog. I used this gear to start in TTs and if I back pedaled to get my foot position right the chain would just drop off the inside of the rings, right off. It was a bit embarassing. After a few hundred miles everything seemed to bed in and it stopped happening.
    Could you have the same thing. If so then just get some miles in.

    Same, chain jumps down on the rear cassette, I haven't been out on it at all since building it all up.Ill leave it for a few hundred miles see what happens. Cheers
    Specialized Allez 2010
  • John.T
    John.T Posts: 3,698
    Mine used to come off the rings which was worse. You just have to pedal forward to get the cassette back on.
    My Fleet.

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