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- From: jtyl@ubvmsb.cc.buffalo.edu (BJ)
- Newsgroups: rec.bicycles.tech
- Subject: Re: Trek 6000 - chain suck - Suntour XC-LTD
- Message-ID: <C19wxz.C2H@acsu.buffalo.edu>
- Date: 22 Jan 93 21:00:00 GMT
- References: <C19s25.1zv@ccu.umanitoba.ca>
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- In article <C19s25.1zv@ccu.umanitoba.ca>, yschin@ccu.umanitoba.ca (Yu-Shin Chin) writes...
- >Does anybody own a 1991 Trek 6000 with suntour XC-LTD components? (or know anybody who does?)
- >
- >I am interested in any comments about chain suck
-
- The most frequent culprit for chain drops is a bad chain line. Check
- to see if your chain line is okay. A bad chain line maybe due to the
- crank not being torqued down tight enough. Another reason maybe a
- misaligned frame. Assuming that your XC-ltd components came standard
- on your bike, you should definitely see if your chainwheels are too far
- outboard relative to the rear cogs. Suntour XC-ltd components are not
- to blame for chain drops. Shimano, campy, and whatever are just as likely
- to drop chains on a misaligned drive train.
-
- An insurance against dropping chain is to attach a Third Eye Chain Watcher.
- Costs around $8 in bike stores.
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