slipping gears

tv
tv Posts: 338
edited January 2011 in MTB workshop & tech
how do you know when you should replace your rear cassette? just my gears keep slipping and i'm unsure whether it may be the rear cassette or maybe the chain? what are the possibilities? thanks

Comments

  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,673
    read the info on Parktools and Sheldons pages.

    measure the chain for wear. and look at the teeth on the cogs.
    "Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead where there is no path, and Leave a Trail."
    Parktools :?:SheldonBrown
  • BigLee1
    BigLee1 Posts: 449
    I replaced the chain on my road bike when it was just about worn as indicated by a chain wear tool but still had to replace my cassette as the gear I obviously used the most was worn and the chain skipped on that gear. In hindsite I could have tried to replace only that ring of the cassette. If I were you a new cassette and chain will solve your probs. Get a sram chain with a powerlink as they are so easy to join and a cassette removal tool to replace the gears.

    HTH

    Lee
    My 2012 Cube LTD http://www.bikeradar.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=12803593
  • jamojaw
    jamojaw Posts: 89
    I just replaced my sram chain with a new connex chain. Both good chains imo but the connex quick links seem far easier to open than the sram power link. Oh since changing to the connex the shifting seems super smooth too.
  • Dave_P1
    Dave_P1 Posts: 565
    If it's slipping then it sounds like the chain will be worn out for sure and more than likely the rear cassette too.
    Product & Race Reviews Here
    Various vids including many Trail Centres

Categories