cool... oh shit not cool

I had my bike serviced on Friday and the crank set replaced in hope of stopping the chain suck problem. They did a good job servicing it – I must say they were better than I was expecting. The mechanic and I decided there was enough wear in the chain and rear cassette not to replace them. And there goes the “oh shit” part – on my first ride, in the flat, I bust the chain. It popped off where I had previously used the chain breaker so it was a weak link.

My chain breaker was not up to the job to remove the link easily. The arm kept bending and I ended up with really sore hands. In the end I lost three links trying to get the thing apart. Cheap chain breaker – and possibly there is a difference between 8 speed and 9 speed chain breakers. 40 mins later and I have it apart.

So now my chain is short, not shifting properly and I will have to replace my chain and rear cluster. So what had been a cheaper than expected trip to the bike shop will be followed up with an other visit to spend the same kind of dollars.

31. October 2005 »

Written by Cameron » 31. October 2005 » Tagged as