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I live in a hilly place and when biking uphill. Using the smallest gear on the crank and the cassette, the chain skips over some cogs. I identified it is only on that combination (smallest gear on b (social.graves.cl)

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I live in a hilly place and when biking uphill. Using the smallest gear on the crank and the cassette, the chain skips over some cogs. I identified it is only on that combination (smallest gear on both).

I suspect I need to change the cassette, but is there any other alternative path I can take?

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

@alvaro @bikewrench I don't think anything is necessarily wrong. The combination bends the chain to the greatest extent possible as it goes all the way left to all the way right, so it's going to be misaligned. Use another equivalent combo with less chain bending.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

I assume you mean the easiest gear on the front and back, meaning the small chain ring up front and the large sprocket in the back.

Start with a new chain first. If you get a new cassette you'll also need a new chain anyways. A bike shop should be able to look at the drive train to see which part needs to be replaced.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

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Could be the chain, or the rear derailleur setup.