Originally Posted by
ironandblues
I ran through a seven-minute YouTube video on coaster brake assembly and that was it! I got the bike fully assembled today and my son has been riding the wheels off it, proudly showing it off to his friends. Now that I have some experience under my belt, I'd really like to find another beater and work on it. My wife still has her original ten speed from high school (a Huffy IIRC) and could do well with a single or three-speed cruiser type instead. Time to plunge the depths of C-list!
Well, that was short lived. He decided to crank for all he was worth and promptly popped the chain off. I had to shorten the original chain by a single link, but it went together fine and seemed tight enough. Any thoughts on what went wrong? If all else fails, I'll replace the chain (no great loss if I do).
Scott