For the first time, in many years of riding I am having some serious chain-suck issues. As long as no mud, dust, or dirt gets on the chain it's usually okay. BUT… once its dirty I can't shift into my lowest gear without the chain wrapping around the front gear and then gouging into my frame. The most frustrating part is this happens when I am cranking hard going up a steep hill. So basically… it's still fun to bomb down the hill… but there's just one more thing that makes the ride up… or walk in this case, just that much more difficult .
Here's the general setup:
- Last model XTR Cranks
- Stumpjumper FSR frame
- XTR Rear Derailleur
- 8 speed chain
- XT 8 Speed Rear Cassette
So, near my cranks, on the inside of my chainstay, the frame is gouged silver. The rest of my chainstay area is perfect. I use a chainstay protector from Gebali.com :thumbsup: that's doing an incredible job of protecting the frame and silencing chain slap- beats anything else I've used. They are a cool little company worth checking out, their site is:
http://www.gebali.com
Anyways, if anyone has ideas on what to do about this problem of chain suck/damage, I would be really happy to hear it. You don't go too far without being able to pedal back up the hills!
Here's the general setup:
- Last model XTR Cranks
- Stumpjumper FSR frame
- XTR Rear Derailleur
- 8 speed chain
- XT 8 Speed Rear Cassette
So, near my cranks, on the inside of my chainstay, the frame is gouged silver. The rest of my chainstay area is perfect. I use a chainstay protector from Gebali.com :thumbsup: that's doing an incredible job of protecting the frame and silencing chain slap- beats anything else I've used. They are a cool little company worth checking out, their site is:
http://www.gebali.com
Anyways, if anyone has ideas on what to do about this problem of chain suck/damage, I would be really happy to hear it. You don't go too far without being able to pedal back up the hills!