Hi Tim, Sorry to hear about your shoulder. A good quality cassette should last tens of thousands of miles if you change your chain before it wears too much. Consensus on "too much" seems to be when the chain measures about 1% longer than new--less for 11-speed. A chain checker <http://www.parktool.com/product/chain-wear-indicator-CC-3-2> has been a good investment for me, but you can just use a ruler.
Hope you heal up quickly. Best, joe broach pdx or On Sat, Mar 21, 2015 at 3:52 PM, 'Tim' via RBW Owners Bunch < [email protected]> wrote: > My Hilsen was shifting poorly this week, skipping, etc. While adjusting > and cleaning it I found a broken link, the first one I've ever had. So I > replaced it. I headed out for a ride today and the first time I stood on > the pedals the chain slipped, throwing me forward and when I caught myself > I'm pretty sure I tore my rotator cuff (I'd fallen on the CT ice 3 or 4 > weeks ago and tweaked it pretty good. The slip today really hurt it.) So > before heading to the emergency room for an X-ray, I went to get a new > cassette. I returned from the hospital and put the cassette on and tried > pedaling under a load and it still throws the chain violently. I put it on > the stand and the chainrings are shark-toothed too, and need replaced. > Typically, I have to change the cassette once per season. After today's > debacle, I will never change the chain without changing the cassette. And > inspect your chainrings! > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
