>I guess I must have good enough technique to not to have experienced it ;)<
I really don't think it has anything to do with shifting technique. I have triple's on mountain bikes that get muddy, and I've never experienced chain suck while riding them. Sometimes my mountain bikes are sporting worn chainrings, cog sets, or chains. Sometimes those components are new. I have doubles on my other road bikes, and they've never experienced chain suck. I've switched gears in every conceivable situation, high load, low load, wrong direction, right direction, while double shifting, or single shifting--no chain suck ever. I've snapped chains while mountain biking due to bad shift choices, but I've never experienced chain suck. However, while riding my Rivendell on its maiden voyage, I experienced chain suck during a low load shift while riding downhill. Based on all the damaged chain stays I see in pictures of used Rivendells, it appears to be a common problem. That's been my experience. I'd welcome a commercially available device to prevent chain suck on my Rivendell. Perhaps they should be standard equipment? On Friday, March 8, 2013 8:05:20 AM UTC-7, Garth wrote: > > > I've been riding triples since the early 80's ... never once have I > experienced "chain suck" . I keep my FD perfectly tuned however, and I > guess I must have good enough technique to not to have experienced it ;) > On Friday, March 8, 2013 8:05:20 AM UTC-7, Garth wrote: > > > I've been riding triples since the early 80's ... never once have I > experienced "chain suck" . I keep my FD perfectly tuned however, and I > guess I must have good enough technique to not to have experienced it ;) > -- 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.
