That part is necessary, but not intended to be removed or available as a spare part. How did this happen and how old is the cassette?
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TLDR:
– Removed metal ring from Force cassette that was blocking the rearwheel function. Do I need a new cassette or am I fine?
Long:
After coming back from my ride I wanted to clean & dry my cassette and chain by pedalling backwards.
Upon doing so, it got stuck. It was apparently blocked by a small metal part which I first thought was some debris from the street (I live in a dirty city). Upon further inspection it turned out to be a part of the cassette itself.
After removing the wheel, I pulled off the deformed metal ring and put in the rear wheel again. After doing so, my freewheel and shifting is working flawlessly again.
Force 1270 Cassette:
6k km, less than 100k in wet conditions.
Waxed Chain only, so little to no actual wear.
– Do I need a new cassette or can I use it without the little metal ring?
– Is it superfluous or does it serve a purpose?
– What is it called?
For clarification: it seems to be the “ring” on the inside of the smallest gear which is slightly open towards the right.
I had a similar type of defect on a Force 1270 cassette last year as well. It was brand new. When I removed the cassette from the freehub (I do have the proper tools for that), the lockring just flicked of the cassette.
The cassette was unuseable afterwards. You can see on the picture that on the cassette with the lockring installed, the inner part is a bit more exposed. This gap was necessary on my bike as the chain was touching the frame without it.
As the bike that came with the cassette was brand new, I just contacted support (Canyon) and they send me a new cassette.
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That part is necessary, but not intended to be removed or available as a spare part. How did this happen and how old is the cassette?
TLDR:
– Removed metal ring from Force cassette that was blocking the rearwheel function. Do I need a new cassette or am I fine?
Long:
After coming back from my ride I wanted to clean & dry my cassette and chain by pedalling backwards.
Upon doing so, it got stuck. It was apparently blocked by a small metal part which I first thought was some debris from the street (I live in a dirty city). Upon further inspection it turned out to be a part of the cassette itself.
After removing the wheel, I pulled off the deformed metal ring and put in the rear wheel again. After doing so, my freewheel and shifting is working flawlessly again.
Force 1270 Cassette:
6k km, less than 100k in wet conditions.
Waxed Chain only, so little to no actual wear.
– Do I need a new cassette or can I use it without the little metal ring?
– Is it superfluous or does it serve a purpose?
– What is it called?
For clarification: it seems to be the “ring” on the inside of the smallest gear which is slightly open towards the right.
https://preview.redd.it/9yb9kvukrzae1.png?width=1336&format=png&auto=webp&s=180b47f4039f0e9f57f827bb14e79f2c5d4f63cf
What the fuck did you do?
Yeah safe to say, any time you rip a metal part off your bike/ components, it needs to be replaced. They don’t just put it there for fun
https://preview.redd.it/307ghskytzae1.jpeg?width=1536&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=dd671105c3458df8d95d112606ac5427a1f3e24d
I had a similar type of defect on a Force 1270 cassette last year as well. It was brand new. When I removed the cassette from the freehub (I do have the proper tools for that), the lockring just flicked of the cassette.
The cassette was unuseable afterwards. You can see on the picture that on the cassette with the lockring installed, the inner part is a bit more exposed. This gap was necessary on my bike as the chain was touching the frame without it.
As the bike that came with the cassette was brand new, I just contacted support (Canyon) and they send me a new cassette.