Lack of maintenance would be a prime factor in my mind. Keeping the drivetrain and the rim braking surface clean will prevent problems and extend the life of components.
Laing Delray Beach FL On Thursday, September 15, 2022 at 10:43:43 PM UTC-4 Matthew Williams wrote: > My chain jammed in my front derailleur. What happened? > > I wasn’t going fast or slow, I hadn’t shifted gears, and I wasn’t putting > any unusual stress or power on the drivetrain. I was just cruising along a > flat street, gently pedaling, when suddenly my cranks locked and I couldn’t > pedal forward or backward. > > I coasted to a stop and looked down. The chain was fouled and jammed in > the front derailleur, and the rear derailleur was parallel with > the chainstays. I walked my bike home and took photos of the damage. I have > many questions for you experts: > > 1: What caused this? How and why did my chain get jammed in the front > derailleur? > > 2: Does this breakdown have a name? > > 3: Is this something I did or failed to do e.g. bad shifting, lack of > maintenance, is something bent or misaligned, or is it just the inevitable > entropy from mileage and time? > > 4: How do I prevent this from happening? > > 5: How do I fix it and what tools will I need if I’m out on a long ride? > > Photos below. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/09a33a1a-8c6a-4a1e-804a-f8f894874982n%40googlegroups.com.
