Dropping chains, etc.

[mimitabby]

Ninabike, sorry, your chain CAN be perfectly adjusted and you can throw it if you shift wrong.

some of us are very talented that way.

[lauraelmore1033]

wait, the gadget is actually called "Third Eye Chain Watcher". I'm sure it is VERY fred, but I snatched up the last one they had at REI, so there must be many other chain droppin' freds out there besides me...

[Ninabike]

Ninabike, sorry, your chain CAN be perfectly adjusted and you can throw it if you shift wrong.

some of us are very talented that way.

Yeah, I seem to have the same talent; thus need all the "Fred" help I can get!!

[gingergin]

I took a basic bicycling skills class and the instructor pulled the chain off the rings/cogs and showed us that you just put it back on. Just grab it and get it back on - just put it anyplace you can get it and when your wheel spins it will correct itself to whatever speed you are in. If you are really coordinated you can use your house key instead of your fingers to grab it, or just use your fingers and look like you've been doing some mechanical work! But definitely find a tree or a bench to lean your bike up against. Otherwise, if you're like me, you will end up in a very awkward position....like with your bike on top of you.....