Chain "jumping" every few crank rotations - Bicycles Stack Exchange
Feb 14, 2021 · Chain "jumping" every few crank rotations Ask Question Asked 4 years, 9 months ago Modified 4 years, 9 months ago
Diagnosis of a skipping/jumping drive train problem
Nov 14, 2025 · I have an old 1990s Kona Lava Dome 3x7 speed which has developed a nasty jump/skip under load across a wide range/all gears. On inspection, the chain was past its 1% limit and the …
Chain skipping when pedaling hard - Bicycles Stack Exchange
Nov 22, 2024 · Some weeks ago I started to have the problem that when applying a lot of power to the pedals, the chain was slipping (not jumping to another gear but just slipping). This was particularly …
What is the purpose of whipping a bike? - Bicycles Stack Exchange
Oct 17, 2020 · Once one becomes experienced in jumping and starts to reliably clear middle-sized jumps, simply doing them can become quite boring. A medium-sized jump gives a couple to 5 …
What makes a new chain jump other than a worn cassette?
Aug 18, 2024 · Any chance you could get a video of the jumping happening? Also a picture of the cassette and chainring to evaluate wear would be nice. What model chain was the old one and …
skipping - When I am pedaling harder on a slope, the chain sometimes ...
Apr 21, 2024 · 1 This is an easy fix albeit I will caution you, what I refer to as 'chain jumping' is one of the more dangerous scenarios when riding a bicycle. Each time it jumps, from pushing hard on the …
Problem with chain skipping without trying to shift (even with new ...
The problem is likely due not to anything from the chain or the cogs, but rather cable tension. If the chain is trying to shift onto bigger (lower gear) cogs, then the cable is too tight. The chain will keep trying to …
What effect does changing the stem length have on my bikes handling
Aug 28, 2010 · 14 I'm finding that when jumping my mountain bike seems to be very nose heavy no matter how far back my saddle is. What effect will moving to a shorter stem length have? My bike, a …
Jumping - What happens if you pull your back/front brake in the air?
Nov 6, 2017 · You mean while the bike is in mid-air? The change in angular momentum will induce a very slight forward tilt. Of course, if you engage the front brake in mid-air and hold it while you land …
Mysterious case: chain falling off large chainring, how to fix?
This is a pretty common concern with cyclocross. Racers often use a single-chainring setup for the sake of reliability, and either or a dual chainguard or chainguard-and-chain watcher setup for just such …