Two times in the last month, my chain has somehow fallen off of chain ring. This is after two seasons of the guide and ring working in perfect harmony.
The first time it happened, admittedly I did crash. The bike didn't bounce around or anything though, the bike just slid with me along the ground. When I got up, I found that the chain fell off the ring (which is what the picture if of). No worries, I assumed it was just the perfect combination of events that led to that happening. Popped the chain back on and off I went...
Fast forward to yesterday and while just riding a long, all of a sudden my bike made the most awful of noises. At first I thought my shock got stuck down and my seat was dragging on the tire or something. But nope, when I finally came to a stop I found that the chain had somehow wedged itself in between the chain ring and the upper guide piece. It was incredibly hard to pull the chain out, I can't figure out how it got in there?
Both times this has happened, I was going fairly fast and in 2nd smallest gear on the cassette.
Am I doing something wrong? Has this ever happened to anyone else?
The chain guide on the bike is an E-Thirteen SRS+ (32t-35t version) and I am also using a 34 tooth E-Thirteen chain ring. I have it set up as tight to the chain ring as possible with minimal rubbing when in the lowest and highest gears on the cassette. All of the bolts are tight, as well as the chain ring bolts. I haven't changed anything on the bike since I put it together last year.
What worries me is having what happened yesterday, repeat itself. I wasn't pedaling when it happened, if I was I most likely would have bent the crap out of the chain guide, my chain ring and god knows what else.
The first time it happened, admittedly I did crash. The bike didn't bounce around or anything though, the bike just slid with me along the ground. When I got up, I found that the chain fell off the ring (which is what the picture if of). No worries, I assumed it was just the perfect combination of events that led to that happening. Popped the chain back on and off I went...
Fast forward to yesterday and while just riding a long, all of a sudden my bike made the most awful of noises. At first I thought my shock got stuck down and my seat was dragging on the tire or something. But nope, when I finally came to a stop I found that the chain had somehow wedged itself in between the chain ring and the upper guide piece. It was incredibly hard to pull the chain out, I can't figure out how it got in there?
Both times this has happened, I was going fairly fast and in 2nd smallest gear on the cassette.
Am I doing something wrong? Has this ever happened to anyone else?
The chain guide on the bike is an E-Thirteen SRS+ (32t-35t version) and I am also using a 34 tooth E-Thirteen chain ring. I have it set up as tight to the chain ring as possible with minimal rubbing when in the lowest and highest gears on the cassette. All of the bolts are tight, as well as the chain ring bolts. I haven't changed anything on the bike since I put it together last year.
What worries me is having what happened yesterday, repeat itself. I wasn't pedaling when it happened, if I was I most likely would have bent the crap out of the chain guide, my chain ring and god knows what else.
