Gear Question .

dazzzer
dazzzer Posts: 72
edited June 2012 in MTB workshop & tech
There isn’t a problem when peddling But I have noticed when turning the chain anti clock wise the chain moves up a cog and the chain also comes off the plastic cog on the derailleur the one closest to the metal cogs, and gets stuck , Just wondering if there is a problem or is this normal .

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  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,675
    new chain?

    dont pedal backwards.
    "Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead where there is no path, and Leave a Trail."
    Parktools :?:SheldonBrown
  • Twelly
    Twelly Posts: 1,437
    nicklouse wrote:
    dont pedal backwards.

    +1 Bikes don't have a reverse gear
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  • dazzzer
    dazzzer Posts: 72
    edited June 2012
    lol I dont i only noticed when i started to oil the chain I normal just turn anti clockwise and oil . chain is about a months old now.
  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,675
    put it in a middle rear cog.
    "Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead where there is no path, and Leave a Trail."
    Parktools :?:SheldonBrown
  • Twelly
    Twelly Posts: 1,437
    Sounds like you might have knocked your rear mech shifter up or down by accident after you got off the bike then when you spun the cranks the wrong way the mech was out of line causing it to attempt a retarded gear shift.
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  • dazzzer
    dazzzer Posts: 72
    I made sure the gear is right on the smallest cog and it still does it . Funny thing is when looking at the chain it seems to look like the chain is running to the left not level all the way round, As the chain moves from the metal cog to the derailleur plastic cog seems like it moves on a slight slant.
  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,675
    dazzzer wrote:
    I made sure the gear is right on the smallest cog and it still does it . Funny thing is when looking at the chain it seems to look like the chain is running to the left not level all the way round, As the chain moves from the metal cog to the derailleur plastic cog seems like it moves on a slight slant.
    so it happens in any gear combo?

    how the chain leaves the cassette and goes onto the mech has no effect on what happens when you rotate the cranks the wrong way. It only effects things when pedaling.

    Like i said new chain?
    "Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead where there is no path, and Leave a Trail."
    Parktools :?:SheldonBrown
  • Twelly
    Twelly Posts: 1,437
    Does it shift ok when you are turning the pedals the right way?
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  • delete_my_account
    delete_my_account Posts: 192
    Won't it be something to do with the chain line?
    Delete my fucking account.
  • The Rookie
    The Rookie Posts: 27,812
    There is nothing when back pedaling to guide the chain onto any particular gear at the rear, usually it will head towards the middle of the cassette but often jam up, when I oil the chain I put it in 5th (middle) and it stays there.
    Currently riding a Whyte T130C, X0 drivetrain, Magura Trail brakes converted to mixed wheel size (homebuilt wheels) with 140mm Fox 34 Rhythm and RP23 suspension. 12.2Kg.

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