New chain slipping (not the casette!!)

nickynoodles
nickynoodles Posts: 25
edited December 2013 in Workshop
Put a new chain on, took bike to the LBS to give it the quick once over, cassette and chainrings all ok, went for a spin today, slipping and pissing about at the back end.

Any suggestions on why this may be!?

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  • Sprool
    Sprool Posts: 1,022
    when you say cassette ok do you mean no wear? Is it also very new?
    Are the gears indexed ok?
    Is it correct chain for the cassette (i.e. 9 or 10/11 speed...)?
  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,675
    nickynoodles wrote:
    Put a new chain on, took bike to the LBS to give it the quick once over, cassette and chainrings all ok, went for a spin today, slipping and pissing about at the back end.

    Any suggestions on why this may be!?
    so where is it slipping- on the cassette then cassette is too worn. chain rings? then the chain rings are too worn.
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  • Moonbiker
    Moonbiker Posts: 1,706
    google freehub slipping it might be what you have
  • gethinceri
    gethinceri Posts: 1,643
    Or just try indexing the gears yourself.
  • cyclea
    cyclea Posts: 1
    Set your cable tension properly, if this is ok then your cassette is worn. It may LOOK ok but it is definitely worn. :(
  • smidsy
    smidsy Posts: 5,273
    Chain and cassette wear together so it is not uncommon to have the symptom you describe when only replacing the chain. Try a new cassette and see if it remedies - if not then at least you have a spare for when you do need to change it.

    If they are both new then it has to be indexing or installation problem. Chain length ok is it?
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  • nickynoodles
    nickynoodles Posts: 25
    Ok thanks everyone, I went out again this morning and played around with the cable tension a bit and it seems to be a lot better. Will adjust it up properly when I get a chance. Pretty sure that was the reason it was skipping about.

    Thanks again for the advice :D

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