mrmacmusic
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Since starting commuting last August, I've been weekly "mickling" my chain and doing general cleaning and lubrication to keep things running as smoothly as possible. My Ridgeback Flight 01 (2010 model) was bought new last August and I've covered approx 3000 miles on it now.
This week started well, however the past two days I've experienced some chain slip due, presumably, to wear. Fine cruising and climbing, however I got up on the pedals and gave it some beans to deal with some traffic, and the crank spun with a clunky whirring noise. First time it must've slipped only one or two teeth, but yesterday it spun through a good quarter turn
Thankfully, I didn't clobbered my bits on the top bar (!), nor did the chain snap, and I proceeded on my way – albeit a bit shaken. I obviously can't see what precisely is slipping at the time, but it sounded like the chainset rather than the cassette... having inspected both though, neither looks particularly worn, although it does look like the chain isn't meshing well around the whole chainring.
Given that I've done the miles I have, would it be wise to just replace the chain, or should I also think about replacing the cassette, chainring(s) and derailleur jockey wheels at the same time? Rear mech is Sora, chainset Shimano 2300 (32/42/52 and would really only need the 42t ring replaced given I spend such little time in the other rings!!) with an 8-speed 12-25 cassette, but I have no idea which chain I'd need
Currently I don't have any tools for removing the chain, chainset or cassette, so it's time to invest in these too. Rather than running to the LBS, I'd quite like to gain the experience of replacing the components as necessary myself, and would appreciate any advice on how to approach this, my first "major" service.
This week started well, however the past two days I've experienced some chain slip due, presumably, to wear. Fine cruising and climbing, however I got up on the pedals and gave it some beans to deal with some traffic, and the crank spun with a clunky whirring noise. First time it must've slipped only one or two teeth, but yesterday it spun through a good quarter turn
Thankfully, I didn't clobbered my bits on the top bar (!), nor did the chain snap, and I proceeded on my way – albeit a bit shaken. I obviously can't see what precisely is slipping at the time, but it sounded like the chainset rather than the cassette... having inspected both though, neither looks particularly worn, although it does look like the chain isn't meshing well around the whole chainring.
Given that I've done the miles I have, would it be wise to just replace the chain, or should I also think about replacing the cassette, chainring(s) and derailleur jockey wheels at the same time? Rear mech is Sora, chainset Shimano 2300 (32/42/52 and would really only need the 42t ring replaced given I spend such little time in the other rings!!) with an 8-speed 12-25 cassette, but I have no idea which chain I'd need
Currently I don't have any tools for removing the chain, chainset or cassette, so it's time to invest in these too. Rather than running to the LBS, I'd quite like to gain the experience of replacing the components as necessary myself, and would appreciate any advice on how to approach this, my first "major" service.
It sounds like you don't think the chainring is likely to need replaced, only the chain and possibly the rear cassette too... can you define "very stretched" though?
