Agreed, it's not a front derailleur problem beyond the fact that it exists and is on the frame.
On Friday, September 16, 2022 at 12:19:48 PM UTC-7 Wesley wrote: > I'm confused by folks who are saying the front derailer caused this. The > chain that jammed was pulled up from the bottom of the chainring before it > jammed in the derailer. The root problem is why did the chain stick to the > chainring (defying gravity and the pull of the rear derailer) rather than > releasing from the chainring? I don't know the answer - stiff chain links, > bent chain, too narrow chain/too wide chainrings, sticky chain all seem > plausible. > -Wes > > On Thursday, September 15, 2022 at 7:43:43 PM UTC-7 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/294c5653-0eea-477f-b071-bf68163dc88en%40googlegroups.com.
