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Crash cause

mistermatthew · 2013-10-21 08:40:18

I had a crash yesterday while accelerating explosively in the small ring, What happened I believe is that the chain dropped of the small ring to the inside and the out of saddle swaying I couldn't recover it and wiped out. Is this a likely scenario? And any idea what caused the chain to drop? FD misaligned? Worn…

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21-10-2013 9:40am

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mistermatthew

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I had a crash yesterday while accelerating explosively in the small ring, What happened I believe is that the chain dropped of the small ring to the inside and the out of saddle swaying I couldn't recover it and wiped out. Is this a likely scenario?
And any idea what caused the chain to drop? FD misaligned? Worn chain/chainrings?
Thankfully nothing broken just a few cuts and bruises.
Is it common for a chain to drop in this way?

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#2 21-10-2013 9:53am
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While it shouldn't happen if the front DR limit screws are set-up correctly, it can and has to me occasionally. You can put on chain catcher to limit the effects of this, though I've never tried myself.

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