Not a dumb question at all. I just came across this: http://fagan.co.za/Bikes/Csuck/
Haven't read it, but it's a Sheldon referral, so likely to be good. (I plan to read it myself.) The general reason is that the chain does not disengage from the bottom of the inner chainring; thus the chain gets pulled up and (don't know the reason for *this part*) and also moves inward and jammed between ring and stay. But being pulled up on the bottom of the inner ring is one of the general conditions. __________________________________________________________________________ BUSINESS BUILDING COME-ON!! $300 off a $600 resume + letter or Linked In profile package with referral that leads to full price sale! Refer two full-pay clients and you get the package for free! I am not cheap, but I am very good. So they say. Patrick Moore, Ph.D, MBA, ACRW, Albuquerque, NM, USA http://resumespecialties.com/index.html * patrickmo...@resumespecialties.com __________________________________________________________________________ On Thu, Mar 7, 2013 at 7:32 PM, Tom Goodmann <tgoodm...@gmail.com> wrote: > So, my naive question this week is: why do so many frames bear the scars of > chain suck? I make no boasts about my own riding, none at all, in terms of > distance, longevity, or rigor. but I can't think of more than a couple of > times I've ever thrown a chain. What causes the chain suck? Over-shifting? > (missing a gear or two or three) Shifting hard on a climb? Is this an > issue that has gone away for those riding with indexed shifting, and so more > of an issue with friction-shifters? Really just wondering. If this > question is too dumb for words, you can reply off-line: tgoodmann-at-gmail, > etc. > > -- > 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 rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en-US. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- 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 rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en-US. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.