My gears keep slipping!!
SaadR93
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Hello, I bought a shockwave XT 900 from halfords about 3-4 years ago, and I used it almost everyday on dirt trails or in and around a forest, anyway now I live in Manchester and use it for going to the gym and back and it takes around 15-20 min on the bike and its on the road. Recently its been slipping gears where if I pedal hard the gear slips and I bang my knee on the handle bars so how do I fix this? I looked on my bike and that the teeth on the rear gears are almost worn out, as I only use the smallest gear on the back and I think the middle one on the front these are the most worn out. Do I replace the entire chain system or just those gears and how do I find the sizing, is it worth replacing?
Also the the black rectangle thing slips back and forth
Thanks in advance
Here is a picture of the bike with the important bits circled in red
Also the the black rectangle thing slips back and forth
Thanks in advance
Here is a picture of the bike with the important bits circled in red
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They don't look particularly worn to me.
Try readjusting the gears and cleaning the cables.
Does the rear derailer cage hang in line with the cogs?0 -
By now you should have replace the chain a few times and probably the cassette at least once.
So now you need to replace said items.Now where's that "Get Out of Crash Free Card"0 -
BTW the picture is of a brand new bike i got off the internet, I was merely showing the points of interest, ill try to repost with actual pictures as I am just looking for some quick info on the matter0
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If they are definitely worn, then time to replace.
You need a 7 speed freewheel (not cassette), 7 or 8 speed chain, and possible a new chainset (front cogs)0