Hey all, so I have this issue with my new bike where the chain will excessively flop around when I stop pedaling at speed in the hardest gears. The chain has also completely dropped off a couple times when rolling over bumps at high speeds. Wondering if there’s some sort of tension I can adjust to solve this? I’ve added a short video as better explanation.
by southern_wasp
5 Comments
Imho this is not a tension issue this is a freehub issue ( freehub stays engaged aund pushes the chain forward)
The cassette is just heavy and has a lot of inertia. I like older cassettes on aluminum spider, they are very light and robust.
My DT hubs will do this, it’s not something that I would consider negative.
A clutch derailleur solves this problem–or did for me when I put them on my cyclocross bikes. The chain/freewheel doesn’t have enough inertia to flex the cage.
Agree with u/abwaerts . Since the bike looks new, i doubt this is the issue but in the past I’ve found that disassembling, cleaning, (and getting new bearings/bushings/washers in the hub helps this.