Cross chaining is when you are in the big ring in the front and the big ring in the back. You can do it on some bikes, but look at what is happening with the chain. It will be bent coming off the big ring and bent coming off the back large cog causing it to wear really fast, not in length but it gets really sloppy and causes misshifts prematurely and can actually come apart causing an accident. Cross chaining is also done at the other end, don't go small/small. There are shift pins built into the large chainring in the front on the inside to help the chain jump up faster onto it, when you are small/small the chain will actually rub off the sharp points on those pins and will lessen the crispness of the shift as well as wear out the chain faster. Going small/small also makes the chain loose and when you hit a bump it can actually come off. Always try and stay in the mid gears and keep your chain as straight as possible, you can get much longer life from it and be safer too.
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Hank,
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad you addressed this, cuz I always ride big/big or small/small. When I try to change the gears, the bike makes an annoying clicking noise, like it's not in the right gear. If I leave it in big/big or small/small, the bike doesn't make those sounds.
Suggestions?
Thanks,
(-:Tracy