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pedaling too fast? causes...
When I pedal too fast, I hear a clunk and my footing on the pedals make my feet slip. Has anyone experience that? Can I get any tips on how to prevent this from happening?
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Can you be more specific? Is the clunking from the cogs or front plates? Its possible your chain is skipping cogs at the rear and the likely culprits are a stretched cable or deraileur adjustment. I've only seen this happen when my bikes were new and the cables stretched out misaligning the derailleurs.
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There's really no "break in" of a bike.
It may "wear-in", meaning it will require some maintenance and adjustment after a ride. Break in seems to imply that a problem will go away with use - which is never the case with a bike - at least not that I can think of.
It may "wear-in", meaning it will require some maintenance and adjustment after a ride. Break in seems to imply that a problem will go away with use - which is never the case with a bike - at least not that I can think of.
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it has something to do with the gearing. I'll probably bring it to the bike shop and see if they can tune it once more.
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You're inadvertently shifting (or slipping the chain) when pedaling hard. Take it to your LBS to get the derailler/cables adjusted.
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Is it when you're pedalling fast, or pedalling hard? If you're pedalling fast and not completely smoothly, you might induce some slack at the top of the chain that'll make a clunk when you take it up.
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I had a problem like this due to a cheap deraileur. It's the chain slipping due to the cheap deraileur. See if that is the problem.
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Does the "clunk" happen on every pedal stroke?
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It wouldn't be coming from the BB would it? I find that no shop puts enough grease in the bearings. Even on a brand new bike I take the BB apart and regrease it. That way I know that there's enough.