Chain Guides and tensioners

TheDawg343

OK so I'm having a problem with my chain and front chainring. I have 3 chainrings on the front and an 8sp cassette. When im on the trail i use the middle ring ( 34 t) the most. I have a hardtail and every time i go over a rock or big bump my chain jumps on the chainring and slams back down taking a chip out of the ring? i don't know if this is very common with hartails but I'm wondering if using a chain tensioner or guide will solve this problem? And what guide/tensioner would you recommend?

nicklouse

TheDawg343 wrote:

OK so I'm having a problem with my chain and front chainring. I have 3 chainrings on the front and an 8sp cassette. When im on the trail i use the middle ring ( 34 t) the most. I have a hardtail and every time i go over a rock or big bump my chain jumps on the chainring and slams back down taking a chip out of the ring? i don't know if this is very common with hartails but I'm wondering if using a chain tensioner or guide will solve this problem? And what guide/tensioner would you recommend?

sorry.

you think the chain is damaging your 34T chain ring?

lvquestpaddler

I'm just wondering how you know this is happening? I f I was going over gnarly terrain I wouldn't be looking down at the chainring- in any case it would probably be only visible from the side? :?
Maybe the chain length is too long?
My GT scrapper was throwing the chain off the single 36T Deore chainring whenever I changed up(large to small cog) by changing too fast(revoshifters- can go from low to high in an instant), and the only way I could see how it was doing it was on a very remote road which had a long straight.

Hope you've got a decent skid lid! :shock:

TheDawg343

yeh after every ride ride it gets worse and worse bigger chips.

nicklouse

pictures as I am sorry I do not believe you.

TheDawg343

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