Ben Gosden Posted August 21, 2012 Report Share Posted August 21, 2012 Hi there, ive had my limey for a few months now and have tried to avoid this problem the whole time but nothing works. I have my wheel setup in the frame as correctly as possible but yet the chain is slowly digging away at the top end of the "rear forks" and it cant be explained as wrong chain or tension as i have run many chains and also tried tensioning them all differently. I have even bought a new rear sprocker which moved the chain over a bit but its still digging away, id like to get the problem solved before a whole appears. ive heard of this problem with other limey frames before has any body got any idea's? Cheers.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CalRobbo341 Posted August 21, 2012 Report Share Posted August 21, 2012 Rear forks are called dropouts mate.. And the problem could be that the cog teeth are on one side of the sprocket, chuck up some pictures so we can see your chain line, freewheel and rear cog. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Rainbird Posted August 21, 2012 Report Share Posted August 21, 2012 What size sprockets are you running and have you got any kind of spacing on the BB that might be pushing it over at all? A few (decent, clear) pics of your setup might be handy. The handy folks of TF may be able to help you work out a way of getting things set up without rubbing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liam n Posted August 21, 2012 Report Share Posted August 21, 2012 (edited) when I got a limey as a semi replacement from rocknroll bikes. they told me to "put a bit of rubber on it" the only thing you can do is spend some dollah and buy a onza rear hub, which should bring the chain into the right spot. or a shorter BB this is a problem on all the limeys this is the same reason I sent mine back. you need a pretty specific set-up for it to work. Edited August 21, 2012 by liam n Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradJohnson Posted August 21, 2012 Report Share Posted August 21, 2012 (edited) Mine did it, it did my head in. i used a little sanding disc on a dremmel and sanded away part of the seat stay so it was smooth and the chain stopped rubbing, don't worry, the chain wont put a hole in your frame. Edit: oh, i also but 2 freewheel spacers on to push the freewheel closer to the bb, but only had 1mm of space between the freewheel and bb. so if your bb/splines are worn i wouldn't reccomend doing this. Edited August 21, 2012 by bradjohnson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Gosden Posted August 21, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2012 Rear forks are called dropouts mate.. And the problem could be that the cog teeth are on one side of the sprocket, chuck up some pictures so we can see your chain line, freewheel and rear cog. Rear forks are called dropouts mate.. And the problem could be that the cog teeth are on one side of the sprocket, chuck up some pictures so we can see your chain line, freewheel and rear cog. no its not that becouse i slready thought of that and changed the rear sprocket to one which moved the whole settlment of the chain over quite a bit and thanks. What size sprockets are you running and have you got any kind of spacing on the BB that might be pushing it over at all? A few (decent, clear) pics of your setup might be handy. The handy folks of TF may be able to help you work out a way of getting things set up without rubbing What size sprockets are you running and have you got any kind of spacing on the BB that might be pushing it over at all? A few (decent, clear) pics of your setup might be handy. The handy folks of TF may be able to help you work out a way of getting things set up without rubbing nope no spacing on the bb i have it all as tightly packed as possible and i changed the rear sprocket but would prefer to not change my front :/ ill get some pics soon, thanks. when I got a limey as a semi replacement from rocknroll bikes. they told me to "put a bit of rubber on it" the only thing you can do is spend some dollah and buy a onza rear hub, which should bring the chain into the right spot. or a shorter BB this is a problem on all the limeys this is the same reason I sent mine back. you need a pretty specific set-up for it to work. when I got a limey as a semi replacement from rocknroll bikes. they told me to "put a bit of rubber on it" the only thing you can do is spend some dollah and buy a onza rear hub, which should bring the chain into the right spot. or a shorter BB this is a problem on all the limeys this is the same reason I sent mine back. you need a pretty specific set-up for it to work. Thanks alot ill delve into this further cheers Mine did it, it did my head in. i used a little sanding disc on a dremmel and sanded away part of the seat stay so it was smooth and the chain stopped rubbing, don't worry, the chain wont put a hole in your frame. Edit: oh, i also but 2 freewheel spacers on to push the freewheel closer to the bb, but only had 1mm of space between the freewheel and bb. so if your bb/splines are worn i wouldn't reccomend doing this. Mine did it, it did my head in. i used a little sanding disc on a dremmel and sanded away part of the seat stay so it was smooth and the chain stopped rubbing, don't worry, the chain wont put a hole in your frame. Edit: oh, i also but 2 freewheel spacers on to push the freewheel closer to the bb, but only had 1mm of space between the freewheel and bb. so if your bb/splines are worn i wouldn't reccomend doing this. Cheers, i might have to try that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D Rock 45 Posted August 21, 2012 Report Share Posted August 21, 2012 Mine did it, it did my head in. i used a little sanding disc on a dremmel and sanded away part of the seat stay so it was smooth and the chain stopped rubbing, don't worry, the chain wont put a hole in your frame. Edit: oh, i also but 2 freewheel spacers on to push the freewheel closer to the bb, but only had 1mm of space between the freewheel and bb. so if your bb/splines are worn i wouldn't reccomend doing this. Yeah i bought his frame and its all ok. There is a pointy bit on the frame that is just infront of the rear cog when the wheel is fitted. You might want to file that down a bit, it catches if you run a loose chain. Also if it helps the set up of hub bb and cracks are: Trial tech cranks Neon carbon bb Echo tr 116 non disc hub and a Zoo! bash ring keeps the chain away 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Dark Posted August 21, 2012 Report Share Posted August 21, 2012 D Rock .. if youre running the neon carbon then youre square taper which is a narrower set-up anyway. Simply put the frame doesn't like most conventional isis setups much... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danrobinson Posted August 21, 2012 Report Share Posted August 21, 2012 my bike does it, took it to the bike shop and they told me that my freewheel is to big and to get a smaller one, but i went to halford and got some of those carbon stickers and it has worked Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harmertrials Posted August 21, 2012 Report Share Posted August 21, 2012 Mine did it too, chucked a bash ring on and it's all good now. Fairly lengthy bb too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D Rock 45 Posted August 21, 2012 Report Share Posted August 21, 2012 (edited) D Rock .. if youre running the neon carbon then youre square taper which is a narrower set-up anyway. Simply put the frame doesn't like most conventional isis setups much... ahhh right, well if he is running a square taper set up thats to wide change to the neon bb if its an isis i cant help you much as i have never had one Edited August 21, 2012 by D Rock 45 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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