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Mountain bike problem 11/03/25(Mon)06:46:57 No.1547335

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Mountain bike problem Anonymous 11/03/25(Mon)06:46:57 No.1547335

I turned my MTB into a single speed. The chain line is 100% straight but if I pedal super hard, the chain slips and makes a popping sound.
Something's not right but I can't figure out what.

>front and rear cog are brand new, 16T and 32T
>chain is a bit old
>tensioner is perfectly aligned
>chain length should be optimal

The weird thing is that with a longer chain and my old derailleur in place of the tensioner worked perfectly with no chain slippage.

Anonymous
11/03/25(Mon)07:17:16 No.1547339

Anonymous 11/03/25(Mon)07:17:16 No.1547339

>>1547335
>The chain line is 100% straight
It's not supposed to be taut. The chain needs some slack.

Anonymous
11/03/25(Mon)07:36:52 No.1547340

Anonymous 11/03/25(Mon)07:36:52 No.1547340

>>1547339
Look at the front chain ring. You can see daylight between the chain and the teeth.
This means it's not fuckintight.

Anonymous
11/03/25(Mon)08:02:03 No.1547342

Anonymous 11/03/25(Mon)08:02:03 No.1547342

>>1547340
Then keep having problems. Fucking idiot.

Anonymous
11/03/25(Mon)09:26:24 No.1547348

Anonymous 11/03/25(Mon)09:26:24 No.1547348

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>>1547340
Remove a couple links and get it real tight. Use ratchet straps if you're having difficulty attaching the chain tight

Anonymous
11/03/25(Mon)13:08:04 No.1547375

Anonymous 11/03/25(Mon)13:08:04 No.1547375

>>1547335
... the chain is on backwards
>Chains don't have backwards/forwards
New chains don't

Anonymous
11/03/25(Mon)13:53:59 No.1547383

Anonymous 11/03/25(Mon)13:53:59 No.1547383

>>1547342
>FUCKING IDIOT REEEEE MUH TEMPER

I love how people these days have fuses so short they literally cannot have anything disrupt their flow of dopamine or they LASH OUT and will spend the next 5 hours claiming it was justified, which you will now proceed to do

Anonymous
11/03/25(Mon)13:57:38 No.1547384

Anonymous 11/03/25(Mon)13:57:38 No.1547384

I'm OP and I just bought a new chain. It slips and pops even worse than the worn out one
No idea what the fuck is going on

Anonymous
11/03/25(Mon)14:11:32 No.1547385

Anonymous 11/03/25(Mon)14:11:32 No.1547385

The tensioner is probably not grabbing the chain enough.
Can you adjust it in any way?

Anonymous
11/03/25(Mon)15:19:21 No.1547389

Anonymous 11/03/25(Mon)15:19:21 No.1547389

you might get better help at >>>/n/2057027

Anonymous
11/03/25(Mon)17:04:19 No.1547405

Anonymous 11/03/25(Mon)17:04:19 No.1547405

>>1547389
Thank you anon.
Bike threads used to be in Outdoors at some point, could've been in Sports too at some point.
I simply didnt know where it was

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