Alsajosora
Veteran
So, currently I am riding to heartrate, ideally keeping in zone 2. This was a bit of an issue when climbing because my lowest gear was 39x25.
So I recently purchased an 11-28 9spd cassette and, as I always do, a new chain at the same time. Both arrived yesterday and were duly fitted, with a quick test ride around the block. I have a 4 mile circuit that I ride on a Sunday, so off I went. On the second loop and on the climb I shifted up onto the 28T and concentrated on keeping my HR below 135BPM. A couple of minutes later the chain unshipped over into my spokes. 1 snapped spoke. I also noticed that when on the 23T, under load the chain would slip. I did another x3 laps after fiddling with the barrel adjuster then decided to call it a day and headed home. Bike up on the stand, replaced snapped spoke, retrued wheel, now to play with the indexing. Set h/l limit screws, re did the gear cable and (on the stand) everything changed perfectly. Took it for a spin round the block, every time I put it into the 23T it slipped (only under load though) Back home some more fiddling (including verifying that the chain wasn't directional) before I decided to put my old chain back on. Back out and even under heavy load not a hint of a slip. Sooooo, because I couldn't get a 9speed cassette OR chain from Wiggle, CRC, Merlin, Decathlon etc I purchased them both on Fleabay.
Cassette :- 8/9/10/11 Road Bike Cassette 11-25/28/32/36 Sprocket Derailleur Fit Shimano/SRAM | eBay
Chain :- For Shimano Chain 8/9/10/11 Speed Mountain Bike Road Bicycle Chains-116 Links | eBay
Looking at the chain which is supposed to be a Shimano HG53 and indeed most of the links have Shimano HG stamped on them, there are a few that have KD Tiawan stamped on them....... Does this look right to you guys?
So I recently purchased an 11-28 9spd cassette and, as I always do, a new chain at the same time. Both arrived yesterday and were duly fitted, with a quick test ride around the block. I have a 4 mile circuit that I ride on a Sunday, so off I went. On the second loop and on the climb I shifted up onto the 28T and concentrated on keeping my HR below 135BPM. A couple of minutes later the chain unshipped over into my spokes. 1 snapped spoke. I also noticed that when on the 23T, under load the chain would slip. I did another x3 laps after fiddling with the barrel adjuster then decided to call it a day and headed home. Bike up on the stand, replaced snapped spoke, retrued wheel, now to play with the indexing. Set h/l limit screws, re did the gear cable and (on the stand) everything changed perfectly. Took it for a spin round the block, every time I put it into the 23T it slipped (only under load though) Back home some more fiddling (including verifying that the chain wasn't directional) before I decided to put my old chain back on. Back out and even under heavy load not a hint of a slip. Sooooo, because I couldn't get a 9speed cassette OR chain from Wiggle, CRC, Merlin, Decathlon etc I purchased them both on Fleabay.
Cassette :- 8/9/10/11 Road Bike Cassette 11-25/28/32/36 Sprocket Derailleur Fit Shimano/SRAM | eBay
Chain :- For Shimano Chain 8/9/10/11 Speed Mountain Bike Road Bicycle Chains-116 Links | eBay
Looking at the chain which is supposed to be a Shimano HG53 and indeed most of the links have Shimano HG stamped on them, there are a few that have KD Tiawan stamped on them....... Does this look right to you guys?
