I had a the jockey wheel tension spring break on a rear derailleur once. With a sagging chain, I could still coast downhills and pedal slowly on the flats but had to walk the uphills.
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07-07-2013, 10:15 AM #1
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07-08-2013, 05:07 AM #2
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Out of curiosity, about how many miles were on that FD? I've never heard of that either.
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07-08-2013, 06:03 AM #3
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I don't track my miles but I have had Sky since 2009 (I think) or 2008 and while she gets regular checkups the front derailleur isn't something I think about and I don't know that I would have noticed a problem anyway. So my guess is well over 10,000 miles. Is a Shimano but not sure of the exact model number. So far I've only missed my small chain ring once but have been staying in the "flats"
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