Rear Bike Sprocket Slipping

The sprockets are under pressure from the chain especially when climbing.

Rear bike sprocket slipping.

I fell off the bike in slow motion and luckily at 5 am there was nobody about to laugh at me. If they aren t you should replace it. Skipping occurs most often under high loads for example when pedaling out of the saddle. Tools needed will be listed after the preparation procedures are explained for reasons that will become apparent after reading paragraphs preceding the tool list.

Now if i turn to pedals the chain moves and it drives the sprockets at the back but that s all the rear wheel doesn t go around with them. A freehub a common hub type for bicycles that uses stacks of sprockets or cassettes the freewheel mechanism is contained within the hub. This post explains the tools needed and the proper procedure of removing rear sprockets of rear wheels that have them. If any of the edges are no longer rounded at the ends and instead resemble a shark s tooth it s time to replace the cassette because it s probably causing your chain to slip.

This article will show you how to fix a bicycle freehub mechanism that is skipping. A good bike shop will do a thorough analysis of your bike gears and give you recommendations on the same. The best is to bring the bike to shop to repair it. Examine your rear derailleur.

I show the most common causes for chains that skip slip jump gears while pedaling auto shifting phantom shifting derailleur especially while under torqu. What s wrong pedaling won t move. Adjusting rear derailleurs for smooth gear changing most modern mountain bikes have derailleur gears. How to stop gears slipping on a mountain bike.

These bike gears operate by shifting the bike chain up and down a cassette of cogs on the rear wheel each cog offering a different gear ratio. I occasionally get questions like bike doesn t move when i pedal help my wheel doesn t move when i move the pedals. Replacing chains derailleurs and sprockets will ensure that your bike lasts longer and performs best. Take time to visit a professional especially if you ride professionally.

But if you want to repair it all alone first get your rear wheel off get the sprocket off and check the 3 teeth inside the sprocket they have to be perfect half circles. I guess that the spring isn t hold the sprocket well.