Christopher Brunsdon Posted February 15, 2011 Posted February 15, 2011 Personally I think its a term used on the Hub to describe everything from poor shifting to dirty chains and not forgetting poor riding skills. I need to rather answer your question with question, why do you feel you suffer from Chain Suck?
jwagga Posted February 16, 2011 Author Posted February 16, 2011 Just want to understand what it is my bike is fine
ChainSuck Posted February 16, 2011 Posted February 16, 2011 What is chain suck?Simply put, it is my screen name!!
Wernervdmerwe Posted February 16, 2011 Posted February 16, 2011 http://www.ibiscycles.com/support/technical_articles/the_dark_art_of_shifting/
Ed-Zulu Posted February 16, 2011 Posted February 16, 2011 I went to the LBS with this complaint: 'my chain jumps the coggs, sometimes in the front other times in the back'. Clever techie replied, chain suck sir, we'll need to replace either the casette or chain rings...lots of money later...problem solved Hopes this helps
Wernervdmerwe Posted February 16, 2011 Posted February 16, 2011 What helped for me is to remove 2 or 3 links from the chain...Common mistake apparently to run the chain too long, even bought new out of a bike shop.
wapad Posted February 17, 2011 Posted February 17, 2011 (edited) What is chain suck? your chain sticks to the front chain ring and jams everything up, if you are not quick enough say on a climb and you crank you will break the chain. last year did the Lourensford and had a new chain on, I had one or two rides to bed in etc when the race started everything was fine until the first mud puddle my chain started sticking to the chainring, I managed to catch it everytime until on one sharp climb my new chain broke I repaired it and managed to get some lube and continued the race very cautiously Took my bike to the LBS on the monday and the fault was put down to a worn granny ring Bottomline be careful with new chains, casettes and in particularl the granny ring Chainsuck leads to massive debate about what the best lubes are the lesson learnt for me is always to race with a small tube of lube some lubes are better for wet and some for dry ... Edited February 17, 2011 by wapad
TNT1 Posted February 17, 2011 Posted February 17, 2011 What is chain suck? It's like wheelsuck, but with a chain.
Wernervdmerwe Posted February 17, 2011 Posted February 17, 2011 “Chainsuck” is when your chain does not detach correctly from the bottom of your chainring, and instead wraps around the ring until something jams. Chainsuck happens when the force provided by the rear derailleur spring is less than the force causing the chain to stick to your chainring.
FC&P2C Posted February 17, 2011 Posted February 17, 2011 “Chainsuck” is when your chain does not detach correctly from the bottom of your chainring, and instead wraps around the ring until something jams. Chainsuck happens when the force provided by the rear derailleur spring is less than the force causing the chain to stick to your chainring.This is exactly how I understood chainsuck.With a dual suspension the chain can get stuck between the front chainring and the frame. then you need to get off the bike and compress the rear shock till the chain falls out. Very irretating and happens in wet conditions.
Riding in Africa Posted February 17, 2011 Posted February 17, 2011 (edited) Hi, A couple of helpful tips:1. check your chain rings for burrs and file down, this will help a bit2. Buy large head zip ties and tie onto your chainstay behind the chainrings, the idea is that the chain hits the zip tie head and falls down.(as taught by the great Gary Fisher himself) Little things make life easy Rgds Edited February 17, 2011 by MTB@cgcycling
leeu52 Posted February 17, 2011 Posted February 17, 2011 “Chainsuck” is when your chain does not detach correctly from the bottom of your chainring, and instead wraps around the ring until something jams. Chainsuck happens when the force provided by the rear derailleur spring is less than the force causing the chain to stick to your chainring. Impressive response. Thanks.
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