stevecoust Posted May 4, 2006 Report Share Posted May 4, 2006 hi i have been using echo front cog and surly rear cog with a kmc kool chain for about 6 months,i bought a khe collapse chain and attempted to use it and it keeps making banging noises and skipping(no its not the hub). do i need new sprockets ?cheers guys..........steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAB Posted May 4, 2006 Report Share Posted May 4, 2006 (edited) hi i have been using echo front cog and surly rear cog with a kmc kool chain for about 6 months, i bought a khe collapse chain and attempted to use it and it keeps making banging noises and skipping (no its not the hub). do i need new sprockets ? cheers guys..........steve Might be the wrong pitch chain.... more than likely it's the good old new chain on old sprockets........ the only way to solve that is buy new sprockets.... and buy an mtb chain as there stronger.... Edited May 4, 2006 by DAB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flipkickbs Posted May 5, 2006 Report Share Posted May 5, 2006 hi i have been using echo front cog and surly rear cog with a kmc kool chain for about 6 months, i bought a khe collapse chain and attempted to use it and it keeps making banging noises and skipping (no its not the hub). do i need new sprockets ? cheers guys..........steve Yep, defiantly need new chainring and possibly sprocket. I had the exact same problem as you about a week ago, got new chainring, and now its smooth. Try not to run it for too long on your worn chainring to prevent your new chain wearing in all crap. Ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevecoust Posted May 5, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2006 Yep, defiantly need new chainring and possibly sprocket. I had the exact same problem as you about a week ago, got new chainring, and now its smooth. Try not to run it for too long on your worn chainring to prevent your new chain wearing in all crap. Iancheers mate thats really helped Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1337 Trials Posted May 5, 2006 Report Share Posted May 5, 2006 My chain snapped on my da bomb and I brought a kmc cool chain and I have this same problem but I have a front free wheel so I wont want a new chainring what else could it be ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAB Posted May 7, 2006 Report Share Posted May 7, 2006 (edited) My chain snapped on my da bomb and I brought a kmc cool chain and I have this same problem but I have a front free wheel so I wont want a new chainring what else could it be ?the same.... new cog on rear..... and new cog on the front...... it's the only thing it can be.... front free wheel or not.... Edited May 7, 2006 by DAB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alun Goch Posted May 7, 2006 Report Share Posted May 7, 2006 the same.... new cog on rear..... and new cog on the front...... it's the only thing it can be.... front free wheel or not....Yep, he's right, but have a look at the teeth first for signs of wear, if you're lucky it'll only be one of the above, spare you a few pennies Alun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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