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Chain "jumping" every few crank rotations Ask Question Asked 5 years, 1 month ago Modified 5 years, 1 month ago Bike chain jumping at lowest and highest gear, fine in the middle Ask Question Asked 2 years, 4 months ago Modified 2 years, 4 months ago Bike chain jumping at lowest and highest gear, fine in the middle Once one becomes experienced in jumping and starts to reliably clear middle-sized jumps, simply doing them can become quite boring. A medium-sized jump gives a couple to 5 seconds of flight time, which feels like a lot to the rider. You simply hang in air doing nothing!
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Whipping is an easy, relatively safe and good-looking trick to learn at this point. Some weeks ago I started to have the problem that when applying a lot of power to the pedals, the chain was slipping (not jumping to another gear but just slipping). This was particularly problematic when pedaling in up hill or when starting from still position. Another cheaper and easier solution is to get a chain watcher.
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There are several types and brands such as N-stop, K-edge, Paul Components. This will sit on the inside and/or over the top of your chain on the front chainring which will help prevent the chain from jumping off the front ring. They are used widely in the cyclocross world to prevent ... Why does my chain keep jumping off the front chainring on my 1x9? Jumping - What happens if you pull your back/front brake in the air?