Chain off Pro Connect

[Burnsey]

I just wanted to tell you about my experience on Thursday night.

I was cycling back from work at about 10pm, happily pedalling along when suddenly hit a bump in the road and my pedals started going a lot faster but the bike slowed down!!

Yes the chain had come off. As it was dark I decided the chain guard had to come off before I could see where the sprocket was hiding. Great no spanner that would fit!!

So had to 'feel around' and try to feed it around. Bit of a nightmare but finally succeeded. Off I went down the hill (no motor on at this point), until the downhill turned to uphill, switched the motor on - and nothing - O dear I thought the bump must have effected the motor.

So for the next 1 1/2 miles I pushed the bike up until I reached home where I took it in the house and took the chain guard off and found the chain wasn't around the motor spocket!!!

Moral of the story is: keep an adustable spanner in your panniers.

All the best
Frank

 

[burncycle]

I just wanted to tell you about my experience on Thursday night.

I was cycling back from work at about 10pm, happily pedalling along when suddenly hit a bump in the road and my pedals started going a lot faster but the bike slowed down!!

Yes the chain had come off. As it was dark I decided the chain guard had to come off before I could see where the sprocket was hiding. Great no spanner that would fit!!

So had to 'feel around' and try to feed it around. Bit of a nightmare but finally succeeded. Off I went down the hill (no motor on at this point), until the downhill turned to uphill, switched the motor on - and nothing - O dear I thought the bump must have effected the motor.

So for the next 1 1/2 miles I pushed the bike up until I reached home where I took it in the house and took the chain guard off and found the chain wasn't around the motor spocket!!!

Moral of the story is: keep an adustable spanner in your panniers.

All the best
Frank

Hi Frank.
Ive got one of those mini mutispanners for my pro connect.
You know the one's that look like dumpbells for mice !

 

[Burnsey]

Hi Frank.
Ive got one of those mini mutispanners for my pro connect.
You know the one's that look like dumpbells for mice !

Hi Bob
Yes I will have to invest in something like that. Have you had any trouble with your chain coming off.

 

[burncycle]

Hi Bob
Yes I will have to invest in something like that. Have you had any trouble with your chain coming off.

No.
Its only came off once when I was cleaning the chain.
You do need to keep oiling the chain tensioner weekly or it can get a bit sluggish.
That might have been the cause.

Regards Bob.

 

[Burnsey]

No.
Its only came off once when I was cleaning the chain.
You do need to keep oiling the chain tensioner weekly or it can get a bit sluggish.
That might have been the cause.

Regards Bob.

Thanks for the tip Bob

 

[lectureral]

I had a similar problem with the Raleigh (Kahlkoff) - originally the tensioner was too stiff so I slackened it off a bit - then it somehow wound itself out and the nut came off the back with the result that the chain came off the drive sprocket (but not the pedals). My wife cycled the whole way home from work without realising she had no power - it nearly put her off cycle-commuting entirely.