Hey, first of all, I realize I bought a pice of crap bike - thanks. It was supposed to be an "interim" bike - a short term fix - I had no idea the short term was going to be this short.
FRONT DERAILLEUR: Shimano Alivio
REAR DERAILLEUR: Shimano Alivio
Problem #1 - the chain falls off sometimes when shifting down to the smallest chainring - my guess is the shifter is out of adjustment
Problem #2 - when in 3rd or 4th gear, the back sprockets sometimes just "snap" into a higher gear when I'm pedaling - this is especially annoying when I'm pedaling hard up a hill - sounds and feels like the drivetrain is taking damage when this happens - my guess is the rear deraillerur is out of adjustment, or it's just plain cheap, or both - it was just "adjusted" by the bike shop about 12 miles ago (hard trail riding).
I'm very disappointed with this bike (Trek 4500). I guess I'm naive, but I really thought it'd last a lot longer than this.
Any suggestions to fixing these problems are very welcome - and BTW, I've posted a question about my new bike in the beginner's forum if anyone would be so kind as to give me their recommendation over there, I'd greatly appreciate it.
FRONT DERAILLEUR: Shimano Alivio
REAR DERAILLEUR: Shimano Alivio
Problem #1 - the chain falls off sometimes when shifting down to the smallest chainring - my guess is the shifter is out of adjustment
Problem #2 - when in 3rd or 4th gear, the back sprockets sometimes just "snap" into a higher gear when I'm pedaling - this is especially annoying when I'm pedaling hard up a hill - sounds and feels like the drivetrain is taking damage when this happens - my guess is the rear deraillerur is out of adjustment, or it's just plain cheap, or both - it was just "adjusted" by the bike shop about 12 miles ago (hard trail riding).
I'm very disappointed with this bike (Trek 4500). I guess I'm naive, but I really thought it'd last a lot longer than this.
Any suggestions to fixing these problems are very welcome - and BTW, I've posted a question about my new bike in the beginner's forum if anyone would be so kind as to give me their recommendation over there, I'd greatly appreciate it.