On Mar 11, 2:31 pm, Cyclofiend Jim <cyclofi...@earthlink.net> wrote: > Hmmm... downhill with low-load and brand new components is definitely > weird. I'd suspect a stiff chain link before blaming an inherent design > flaw.
Count me as another user who experienced this. Maiden voyage of my Atlantis. Very easy riding, just checking out the gears, flat ground, zero load, normal shift into the granny ... CRUNCH!!! Everything was new and built up by Rivendell. One additional data point. It was darn cold that day (which I've heard can be a contributing factor). Chain suck has happened to me maybe a dozen times in the five years since. I could install an anti-suck device but the damage has been done (over and over). I just stomp the chain out (cringe) and keep riding. Once, it was so bad I had to pull the crank (that was ugly, extra hard stomps didn't work) luckily I was close to home. I can usually avoid the problem with an extra careful shift. But when I'm tired and forget to be gentle ... CRUNCH!! I think it's probably a combination of Triple / small granny / shaped chainstays. -Jude -- 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.
