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Cross posting from the commute thread:
Oops. Odd noises coming from the rear mech today, fiddled with the barrel adjusters while riding, then pulled away from some lights in mid block, 10 metres later something exploded, snapping chain in process. Mech into spokes (thankfully not far).
Anyone explain? Chain snapped causing it to wrap around the mech? I know the most likely explanation is the limit screw and shifting into the spokes but I've put weeks of riding into it since I last adjusted the limits... And when I last checked the chain it was fine.
Mech hanger looks ok and the spokes have lost some ano. I have heard that mech hangers can look ok from this sort of accident and then suddenly break...anyone confirm how worried I should be about this? It's a steel frame - Genesis Equilibrium.
Meanwhile, I've ordered a whole new group as I wanted to move to new Tiagra from Sora anyway.
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