Hi everyone,
I'm new to the site, and to the mountain biking world. First off, I hope I posted in the right forum, if not, please don't kill me.
Anyway, several days ago, I was doing some mountain biking. I went down hill in a high gear, and then skipped 3 gears to keep my speed while going up a long up hill. Durning this gear change I put too much pressure on my back cassette and twisted two gears. Now whenever I am in 3 or 4 the chain skips because its pushed.
Here is a reference image:
Now my question is, how do I fix it? I don't want to hammer it since I could screw it up. How much does an 8 gear cassette run? How do you replace it? (I don't have any fancy bike tools) Is this repairable under REI's waranty?
My second question is regarding my spoke, which popped out.
Where can I get a single spoke from? Should I just flat the tire, and remove this one and just carry on? Is it dangerous to drive without one spoke ? How do you cap the spoke?
In case you need to know, I ride a 2005 Marin Hawk Hill SE. Any help would be appreciated.
Thank you,
Z.
I'm new to the site, and to the mountain biking world. First off, I hope I posted in the right forum, if not, please don't kill me.
Anyway, several days ago, I was doing some mountain biking. I went down hill in a high gear, and then skipped 3 gears to keep my speed while going up a long up hill. Durning this gear change I put too much pressure on my back cassette and twisted two gears. Now whenever I am in 3 or 4 the chain skips because its pushed.
Here is a reference image:
Now my question is, how do I fix it? I don't want to hammer it since I could screw it up. How much does an 8 gear cassette run? How do you replace it? (I don't have any fancy bike tools) Is this repairable under REI's waranty?
My second question is regarding my spoke, which popped out.
Where can I get a single spoke from? Should I just flat the tire, and remove this one and just carry on? Is it dangerous to drive without one spoke ? How do you cap the spoke?
In case you need to know, I ride a 2005 Marin Hawk Hill SE. Any help would be appreciated.
Thank you,
Z.