Issue after greasing chain

aaronspeight

Hi guys and gals,

I wonder if you can help, I decided i needed to clean up my chain and re-grease it as it started to feel a bit ropey. After cleaning it up and re-greasing i think i may have done something wrong...

Now when i start pedalling i feels like its 'slipping' after one pedal stroke, it feels very easy to turn it then it gets very stiff and then goes fine again.

I hope I've explained the problem well, but does anyone know how to fix this?? I've since realised that I am not good at trying to maintain a bike..

Thanks in advance
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imposter2.0

How exactly did you clean it? And what do you mean by 'regreasing' - as using grease on a chain is unusual at best. Having said that, a roller chain is a fairly basic piece of kit, so if it is slipping then it may just be worn, or some of the other drive components are worn - or both.

aaronspeight

water, degreaser and a brush. I say grease... it was chain lube from my local bike store which is supposed to be used on chains and i put it on every link like it said...

As you can see im quite the novice so im looking for your guys advice

k-dog

You've probably just got a stiff link - turn the pedals slowly and watch for the chain jumping as it turns a corner - then wiggle it back and forward to loosen that link - a drop of lube on that roller wouldn't hurt either.

andy9964

How much use have you had out of the chain?

I had a similar problem (intermittent jumping/slipping) after scrubbing the chain with a degreaser, and getting a ton of muck off it.
It had done about 1600-1800 miles, so I decided to get a new chain.
Slipping went away

wishitwasallflat

+1 I had a chain that ran fine till I cleaned it - it had done over 2k miles so was well over due anyway.

chris_bass

do people really not clean their chains for 2000 miles?!

wishitwasallflat

Chris Bass wrote:

do people really not clean their chains for 2000 miles?!

I did .. once ... with the first chain I had on my first bike ...
then I learned the error of my ways and got a chain cleaner and degreaser ...
then I learned the error of my ways again and got a rag and some WD40 ...

wonder what I'll learn next ... :shock:

chris_bass

wishitwasallflat wrote:

Chris Bass wrote:

do people really not clean their chains for 2000 miles?!

I did .. once ... with the first chain I had on my first bike ...
then I learned the error of my ways and got a chain cleaner and degreaser ...
then I learned the error of my ways again and got a rag and some WD40 ...

wonder what I'll learn next ... :shock:

baby wipes clean everything!!