Mountain Bike Chain Keeps Breaking
Once the chain is installed break off the portion of the pin protruding from the back of the chain.
Mountain bike chain keeps breaking. I ll try to keep this simple. Giant pedals tires trails. Mtb chain keeps breaking. Bike chain keeps breaking.
If your chain has started to come off frequently when it didn t in the past something in your bike setup has changed. Don t continually break and re connect the chain. Use lube to make your fixing easy after removing the broken chain it is better to clean it with a degreaser and water so that the chain links can move easily and to impede fixing the chain again within a short time. Although i ve given up on the chain scrubber now i just wipe the chain down with a rag lube the chain then wipe off the excess and ride.
Use a chain scrubber if you want to clean it rather than breaking the chain too often. I have a specialized p1am that i bought recently it is my first real mountain bike. And usually hurts my leg muscle when it does. The first thing to do is to remove the whole chain by using the chain breaker tool if the chain is still attached to the bicycle.
Breaking a chain is rarely an isolated incident and more frequently it is the sign of a larger issue. From the full faced helmet downhill mountain biker to the lycra clad cross country rider. If you do break a chain on the trail be sure to get your bike to a professional for inspection. Forums mountain bike forum mtb chain keeps breaking shares tagged.
The global mountain bike network is the best mtb youtube channel with videos for everyone who loves dirt. Posts november 16 2016 at 3 50 pm 201112. Viewing 4 reply threads author. Fortunately a clicking chain doesn t require the assistance of a pro mechanic.
I only have probably 10 hours total of riding time on it and the chain has already broken 3 times. Unshipping your chain can be annoying at best sometimes dangerous especially if it happens when you re in traffic so you need to minimise the chances of it happening by setting up your bike right.