Nov 14, 2025 · I have an old 1990s Kona Lava Dome 3x7 speed which has developed a nasty jump/skip under load across a wide range/all gears. On inspection, the chain was past its 1% limit and the …

Nov 11, 2023 · Bike chain jumping at lowest and highest gear, fine in the middle Ask Question Asked 2 years, 5 months ago Modified 2 years, 5 months ago

Apr 21, 2024 · This is an easy fix albeit I will caution you, what I refer to as 'chain jumping' is one of the more dangerous scenarios when riding a bicycle. Each time it jumps, from pushing hard on the …

Nov 22, 2024 · Some weeks ago I started to have the problem that when applying a lot of power to the pedals, the chain was slipping (not jumping to another gear but just slipping). This was particularly …

Feb 14, 2021 · After a few pedal-strokes the rear derailleur completely gives out and the pedals drop to catch up. After much googling it says the most common thing is rear derailleur adjustment is needed, …

Oct 17, 2020 · Once one becomes experienced in jumping and starts to reliably clear middle-sized jumps, simply doing them can become quite boring. A medium-sized jump gives a couple to 5 …

Oct 30, 2021 · I've recently serviced my bike and the derailleur cable/housing keeps getting tighter and tighter until the ferrel on the cable starts bending. I've noticed it happens after I bottom out my rear

I've got a Shimano Sora on a 8-gear cassette, and have odd behavior and skipping, shifting under stress. This started with a trip to the mechanic for a tune up which replaced the chain. I had some

When people do really big jumps on a bicycle or motorcycle, they'll swing the tail of the bike way out to the side once they've taken off. Then it rotates back under them by the time they land. Do ...

The part about replacing the cables & housings, derailer, chain, shifter and cassette should precede the part about frame failure, otherwise it can give an impression of jumping to conclusions before …