Hey bud just watched your video I got a weird problem If I shift up past 6th gear my bike's chain will slip until I shift down. I can shift all the way to 6th but not further. I bought the bike 3 days ago so it's brand new is there a break in period?
@@RJTheBikeGuy yeah I just talked to them and they said it could be the cable, next time when I buy a bike I'm going to get them to check the gears, cable and chain on top of their safety inspection which will be in 2021 as I want a fat bike for the winter
i am in dire need of help! my bike tries to kill me on 3rd, 4th, 6th and 7th gear, i make sure i down shift and "seat" gear properly before putting pressure on the chain while climbing, and the chain "skips" meaning that it feels like the chain lets go 100% or af it the cassette has missing teethe and you get to those teeth and it lets go for 1 second, not good when you are putting all your pressure on the pedal and just goes "CLING!" and all your weight goes sideways!! the bike never did that new and only after a few rides i start having issues with it and never had worked correctly after the first tune up..
I've spent the last 2 years teaching myself how to work on my bike cause my town doesn't have a bike shop and your channel is a great resource. Thanks for all the info.
I'm literally here because my chain started jumping and it happens during the most sketchy conditions. Car coming, climbing, accelerating to beat pedestrians, you name it! 😭
Hi RJ: Update on my chain skipping problem on my 3x9 touring bike: Turns out that the culprit was a worn middle chainring! Everything else is new on that bike, so I should have thought of the chainrings earlier, but when you're stomping down on the pedal while riding it's impossible to keep a close eye on the movement of the chain. It was only when I asked my wife to look at the cassette while I stomped on the pedal with the bike on the floor and the brakes set that she exclaimed, "the cassette isn't moving, you dummy!" This has proved to be one life lesson that I will never forget....
I have a 17 year old hybrid with a 3x6 freewheel setup. Shifting was awful. Changed the chain and freewheel but not much better. The main culprit turned out to be the rear derailleur which has lost a lot of its spring so the chain tension was too low. However carefully the limit screws and indexing were set it would not go up and down reliably. A new one completely fixit it. I had a second problem of shifting getting slow and sometimes delayed for several seconds. This was due to dirt getting in the cable to the rear derailleur. The cable comes in three outer sections so lots of places for dirt to get in, but easily cleaned as well. I have a new bike now with Shimano 105 groupset. The technology has come so far in the last 20 years, it’s in a different league.
This guy is incredible in explaining. Great great tutorial for me. Explained everything smoothly! I don’t say this often but this guy is awesome! Fixed my beauty without taking it to the shop! Basically doing my tune ups myself!
I brough my bike to local bike shop to get jumping chain fixed, he said id have to leave it with him for two weeks before he can even get a chance to look at it, so I didn't, watched this video and fixed it my self in 2 minutes
@@magnumllama400 thats the issue ,people telling me to support local bike shop, bring mine bike , dont even have stockof mine bike brake pads , even ask me to change whole brake set when its spanking new , order myself and change it myself ,lol
The chain on my 2003 Gary Fisher Tassajara snapped and was recently replaced and all of the sudden, the chain started skipping. I didn't want to go to the bike shop again and this solved my issue. Thank you!
Thanks to this video, I just realized that my derailleur hanger is bent. Also, thanks to another one of your other videos, I now know how to make my own derailleur hanger alignment tool. TLDR: Thanks for the great videos and wishing you a speedy recovery!
Yeah, I like videos that explain in detail on how to do something properly, because a bike mechanic may say you turn this screw or bolt here but there experts and we dont understand everything. I Have done my own bike for years and still learning. You save a fortune fixing your own bike. I used to spray BMX frames as a teenager with them hanging on the washing line from the seat.
Thank you very much for this video. I bought a used Trek 7.4a few years ago that had a persistent problem with the rear derailleur. It just didn't shift as smoothly as it should. I tried the standard adjustments. I took it to the LBS. All without success. Then I found this video. It suggested replacing the shift cable. I replaced the rear derailleur shift cable and wow! Problem solved! Before I threw out the old cable, I inspected it. I found a kink in the cable that would explain the poor shifting. Thanks for the great videos. Please keep them coming.
Sadly no. I have since learned that not all LBS are equal. Some are more new bike assemblers that bike fixers. The good news is that since the LBS experience, I decided to rely on my own 2 hands. I bought some a bike stand, some tools and have since refurbished a few vintage bikes. All the expertise I needed was in your videos. I've also founds a new LBS for the stuff I'm not yet up to fixing. Thanks again for your videos!
@@deem0n__ wat did u do to it I just got my bike today n I barely used it n it shift on its own now n then the back wheel has a lil wobble to it now smdh
CHEVY RUNNER01 well u should take it back and if if it’s been to long be Sturn with them the a multi billion dollar company they’ll take it back if u be sturn
I was riding my bike than the chain jumped and my one foot fell off the pedal causing it to come back around and hit me in the shin, much help and appreciation for this video👌
@Prod.By.Damalian it kinda different for me. My chains come off, and causes my to go really fast and not be able to stop. We kinda have a steep road so its really scary
@Prod.By.Damalian not even what i said. My chains brake off, so im not even even to stop. My brakes(which are my peddles) grt loose. So ot causes me to go rrally fast and not be able to slow down
Excellent video. My well used bike was working fine, but I thought it might be time for a new chain. The bike mechanic told me the chain was so worn I would have to replace the sprockets..but I didn’t believe him. They looked okay to me. But after fitting the chain, I literally could not move the bike, as the chain slipped freely over all sprockets under any load. Amazing! As the bike is old, I have refitted the old chain and everything is back to normal. No skipping except on the smallest rear cog.
Nice video. One other thing that can suddenly cause bad shifting on a bike that has been shifting fine for a while is a worn (even busting) cable or bad housing. Sometimes hard to see if the cable strands are starting to bust up inside the shifter.
Great video! I have a bike that was locked up outside in the elements for a long time without use (thanks a little to COVID and a bit to the weather). I immediately relubricated the chain but found it skipping. The cassette , derailer and chain seems to still be good. I'm now under the assumption that the chain links are stiff (due to being out in the elements for so long). I used some oil to continue cleaning them. Otherwise, I might just replace the chain. Thanks for the help and tips!
You should get a new chain and pay to get it placed on. I'm telling you no amount of money saved is worth attempting to do the chain all alone if you deal with links. You can follow the instructions all you want you won't get nowhere and with some skill and determination you might take a few links off the chain but you will never be able to put the chain back together without an actual machine or taking the bike to a shop where they can do it by machine
I have a Campagnolo nuovo rear derailleur and replaced the worn jockey wheels with Shimano. The bottom wheel skips and won't grab the chain and chain gets stuck on smallest gear. This video is very helpful thank you!
Thank you! Here I was trying all sorts of ways to make the slipping/skipping go away and then I come on here to see it can be as easy as simply turning the adjuster. 3 simple turns and its fixed.
Good video right there. My chain is the culprit. The mechanic has been trying to change the whole four elements... Chain, shifter and the front and back pulley system. Costly so I decided to find answers to cut down the cost. Thumbs up champ
Just put a new chain on and it's skipping like crazy. I'll look at the derailleur as it's also trying to shift up randomly. But the rear cassette definitely needs swapping out in any event and probably the front sprockets too!
THANK YOU! I’ve been trying to figure out whats wrong with my chain since last summer but I could never get a proper explanation. This video helped me out a lot 🙌🏾
Perfect! Helped me solve my issue in less than 5 minutes and made me look like a champion in front of my girl told had to rebuild the trans on it for her lol thanks again
My foldy Dahon was ok until going up hill then skipped gears when it really matters. Avoided hills for 3 years. Tried the cable adjuster trick. Fixed in 3 seconds. Just done a 15% in Bristol. Perfect thanks buddy. Great vid
I love all your videos. Definitely the most useful and clear instructions out of all the bike maintenance videos I've watched. Thanks for all your uploads. I've saved so much time, money, and headaches thanks to you.
This is the best video I've ever watched. So many different things to check and I feel like I learned more about bikes. Subscribed and will return with an update!!
my latest "slipping" gears seems 100% due to my "cruising" cog in cassette being so worn out the teeth are visibly crooked lol. I am thinking just replacing that cog as its not bolted on to the spider ^^
It's great that I can can count on a four year old vid to confirm my suspicions. I have a worn chain and cassette, which is being replaced. I'm waiting on a cassette. Anyway, I noticed the pulleys aren't in a straight line, the tension wheel seems to be 10mm further in than the guide pulley. An easy fix, but I needed to know whether it needed to be in a straight line. Thanks for an informative vid 👍
ABSOLUTE MATE. I’ve had this issue 4 times over the last 6 months and I usually just take my bike into a REI to get it fixed for $15 but I guess the rear derailleur was unaligned. Adjusting it fixed it perfectly. Cheers mate.
Thanks 🙏 again RJ. I’ve watched your videos for 11 years now and you are always my first choice ….. I think 🤔 you are worthy of the mantle left behind by Sheldon Brown , and of course your style is unique as well …. Thank you 🙏 very much RJ for your incalculable knowledge and generosity
Just cleaned up my sister in law's old mountain bike and put a new chain on an old Shimano 7-speed cassette. Jumping like crazy on the three smallest sprockets. Was thinking I might have an incompatible chain ( KMC Z50 ) but worn sprockets sounds like the real cause. She always rides the middle chain ring on the small sprockets. Need to see if I have another 7 speed in the collection ( think they are all 8 though ).
I also have a Shimano 7 shifter that shifts by itself gear 1 and 2 work great but when I shift to the 3rd gear it starts jumping to the 6th gear and back to the 4th and then to the 7th it's crazy
On line with frame flex shifting issues, I have found that worn bushings or bearings on full suspension bikes can be a serious issue. So, if you have a F/S and it is still jumping or ghost shifting after going thru all the common fixes, check for suspension wobble.
Thanks RJ - very informative! Love that Fuji, reminds me of my first "real" bike, a Fuji Royale, even to the color. What a great bike - wish I still had it. Anyway, I'm having shifting problems with my current Trek 7200 so I'll use your suggestions to try to remedy.
Those binding chain links can be a real 'gotchya' situation. I spent hours trying to dial in the derailleur before noticing the bump from two binding links as the chain passed through the jockey wheels - unstuck those links, and boom, everything ran perfect. What a lesson that was.... and that was with a new chain as well, surprisingly.
I thought I knew a good deal about bikes until I watched this video.. Learned some new things :) Great video sir, very informative & explained extremely well!
Hi, I have a 7 speed bike with shimano tourney groupset and Im buying a new 7 speed freewheel from shimano that has a different cog count compared to my old freewheel. Will that old derailleur still work? thanks
RJ The Bike Guy sry about it. my old 7 speed wheel got all rusty and stuff so I am replacing it. but the new one i got looks quite different compared to the old one the largest cog looks bigger than the one on my old freewheel. Can I still use the same derailleur and shifter?
Really useful video, thanks for posting. I have a chain slip issue, this always comes up when I am pressing down on the pedals, such as when starting to ride when stationery, this also occurs when I am riding up a steep incline, even though I gear down and select the low gear, the chain slips when pressing down. The slip does not occur in any other condition
The drive train components all wear together. Replacing just the chain may not fix the problem. As the front chain rings are alloy, they wear more than the steel rear cogs. On my over 30 year old bike, when I replaced the chain, it slipped worse than before. On inspection, I replaced the front chain rings, and it was better, but the rear freewheel was still slipping. Got a new freewheel and all was copacetic. Moral: save time and frustration and just replace all of them.
I was sitting here staring at my bike after adjusting all these screws on the derailleur and come to realize it was just bent, bent it back into place, readjusted the screws and it’s totally fine. Thanks for the video lmfao. Helped me figure out a simple solution to a simple problem
Romans biggest fan my issue was gunk between the gears. it was an 11 tooth so I guess the small amount of gunk was thick enough to push the chain high enough so it doesn't have good contact
There are few scenarios worse than "phantom shifting" when you are out of the saddle, dancing on the pedals. I now know what different factors cause unwanted shifting. I love the internet. Thanks.
Very very informative! Thanks so much, just bought a new bike yesterday after having not ridden one in 16-17 years! Nice to be back on one but the gears are slipping back and forth on me (new bike). Hopefully it’s the first issue you’re talking on, I’ll check it out. Any advice or ingenious way on how to “work” on your bike at home? How to get it up in the air without one of these stands to hold it in? Thanks again!
Currently working on my bike that recently went through a major gear disaster (by that I mean I had issues with my front gears and fixed it) I knowingly in fact have Shimano brand gear casset and derailleur and so far this video has helped me a bit to work on my bike a bit easier so Thank you so much.
I had a REALLY bad bike crash and my chain popped off how should i put it on and is there a gear I need to shift the bike to when i put it on thanks from- a not-so good biker
i take it uve done this 8 months later? if not just pop the bike upside down and pull the derailer forward and hook the chain back on to any gear it usually is the right one then begin peddling the bike with ur hand and its done
Thank you so much you saved my behind! My chain popped as I was going home and I had no one to help me, so I had to fix it myself. Because of you video I was able to get home safely:))
Thanks for the video. Mine needed a derailer adjustment. I suspect that because the Derailer Guard has broken off that the rope from a goal post i lean my bike against has lossen or changed the alignment but it could also be that the kickstand is very much broken beyond repair could also by way since i have to lean it on everything
I figured out what’s wrong with my bike. And how to fix it from this video. Also he tells you about his other videos with the solution to your diagnosis. Use this video figure out what’s going on, and use his other videos explaining the problems and fixing them in greater depth
question, I just bought a bike😀, was riding, braked, brakes work a little too well lol, and I ate it with the bike and the chain fell off... Its a 7 gear bike, idk if thats right, anyways, I put the chain on the second to smallest cog, and then on the smallest, is that correct, if I have my bike on number 7??
I had similar issue, replaced old 8 speed chain with new one but the new one was slipping. The reason old was replaced because it visibly extended because of large play of every link. The bike is relatively new (about 1.5 year) but used every day or total of about 3500km. The cogs looks ok as well as derailleur, but the crank cog is not (teeth have visible damages similar to what you described damaged rear cogs). Interestingly the old chain (no slip) although not as good as it was on new bike
Very useful, but what about the chain slipping on the chain wheels? I replaced the chain and freewheel/gears on my MTB, but chain still slipped, but not as badly. Replacing the chain set sorted the problem. The chain slipped on the middle chain ring, but not the largest, presumably because It was torqued less. Is chain slip less likely to be caused by a worn chain wheel than a gear on the freewheel?
My new chain slipped with the original freewheel and middle chainwheel, on a front triple crankset. The middle is the one that I had used most. The large (high speed) and granny (low speed) were used less: they were still operable, but the middle was pretty bad when I inspected it closely. It's an aluminum alloy, softer than steel. The cogs on the freewheel are steel and still have their factory profile. So I replaced the middle chainwheel and the problem went away. The exact same thing happened with a friend's bike, and he replaced the middle chainring also. So you really have to check all three areas: freewheel, chain, and chainrings. A chain and the cogs wear together, so sometimes a new chain won't work well because it doesn't mesh correctly with the old cogs.
I put a new chain, new free wheel, new derailer, adjusted the derailer a bunch. Ensured (with the proper tool) the hanger is straight. 7th gear still slips. Not into other gears. Doesn't slip off. Just like hiccups/slips usually under torque. Links are good. Bike shops can't figure it out. Ugh. It's a solid aluminum Nishiki frame, no suspension.
Thanks gonna try this. My bike has been sitting outside for awhile and I’ve been wanting to get it fixed but I don’t have enough money lol. It also has a flat tire
Would have been good to see how to actually put a slipped chain back onto the right gear cog rather than just get an explanation of what might have gone wrong.
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Hey bud just watched your video I got a weird problem If I shift up past 6th gear my bike's chain will slip until I shift down.
I can shift all the way to 6th but not further.
I bought the bike 3 days ago so it's brand new is there a break in period?
@@HerrenGamingNews If you just bought the bike, have the shop fix it. Sounds like a limit screw adjustment.
@@RJTheBikeGuy yeah I just talked to them and they said it could be the cable, next time when I buy a bike I'm going to get them to check the gears, cable and chain on top of their safety inspection which will be in 2021 as I want a fat bike for the winter
i am in dire need of help!
my bike tries to kill me on 3rd, 4th, 6th and 7th gear, i make sure i down shift and "seat" gear properly before putting pressure on the chain while climbing, and the chain "skips"
meaning that it feels like the chain lets go 100% or af it the cassette has missing teethe and you get to those teeth and it lets go for 1 second,
not good when you are putting all your pressure on the pedal and just goes "CLING!" and all your weight goes sideways!!
the bike never did that new and only after a few rides i start having issues with it and never had worked correctly after the first tune up..
I've spent the last 2 years teaching myself how to work on my bike cause my town doesn't have a bike shop and your channel is a great resource. Thanks for all the info.
Why not start a bike repair hustle?
Business opportunity
Shops of most kinds are becoming a thing of the past
I swear mine only does it when a car is coming
😂😂😂 mine when i am crossing the streets, or going up a hill!
Mine when i am doing anything new or things im bad at like wheels lol
Lol
I'm literally here because my chain started jumping and it happens during the most sketchy conditions.
Car coming, climbing, accelerating to beat pedestrians, you name it!
😭
mine only does it when people are within an ear shot lol
Hi RJ: Update on my chain skipping problem on my 3x9 touring bike: Turns out that the culprit was a worn middle chainring! Everything else is new on that bike, so I should have thought of the chainrings earlier, but when you're stomping down on the pedal while riding it's impossible to keep a close eye on the movement of the chain. It was only when I asked my wife to look at the cassette while I stomped on the pedal with the bike on the floor and the brakes set that she exclaimed, "the cassette isn't moving, you dummy!" This has proved to be one life lesson that I will never forget....
I have a 17 year old hybrid with a 3x6 freewheel setup. Shifting was awful. Changed the chain and freewheel but not much better. The main culprit turned out to be the rear derailleur which has lost a lot of its spring so the chain tension was too low. However carefully the limit screws and indexing were set it would not go up and down reliably. A new one completely fixit it. I had a second problem of shifting getting slow and sometimes delayed for several seconds. This was due to dirt getting in the cable to the rear derailleur. The cable comes in three outer sections so lots of places for dirt to get in, but easily cleaned as well.
I have a new bike now with Shimano 105 groupset. The technology has come so far in the last 20 years, it’s in a different league.
This guy is incredible in explaining. Great great tutorial for me. Explained everything smoothly! I don’t say this often but this guy is awesome! Fixed my beauty without taking it to the shop! Basically doing my tune ups myself!
Another certified problem solver from RJ. No one else provides so much accurate and useful information with such clarity.
I brough my bike to local bike shop to get jumping chain fixed, he said id have to leave it with him for two weeks before he can even get a chance to look at it, so I didn't, watched this video and fixed it my self in 2 minutes
Wayne Mcdonnell 👏 👏 👏
@@tims6540 it only opened after the lock down, thats why they were so busy
Pse bre he ka rren
@@magnumllama400 deffo are, bikes aren't that hard to fix once you have a few tools
@@magnumllama400 thats the issue ,people telling me to support local bike shop, bring mine bike , dont even have stockof mine bike brake pads , even ask me to change whole brake set when its spanking new , order myself and change it myself ,lol
The chain on my 2003 Gary Fisher Tassajara snapped and was recently replaced and all of the sudden, the chain started skipping. I didn't want to go to the bike shop again and this solved my issue. Thank you!
Thanks to this video, I just realized that my derailleur hanger is bent. Also, thanks to another one of your other videos, I now know how to make my own derailleur hanger alignment tool.
TLDR: Thanks for the great videos and wishing you a speedy recovery!
Why would anyone need a TLDR for 2 sentences?
Yeah, I like videos that explain in detail on how to do something properly, because a bike mechanic may say you turn this screw or bolt here but there experts and we dont understand everything. I Have done my own bike for years and still learning. You save a fortune fixing your own bike. I used to spray BMX frames as a teenager with them hanging on the washing line from the seat.
The reason why i rarely sprint/out of the saddle im traumatised by chain slippage
‘Just wanted to go faster, but I keep nearly dying every time I try to pedal harder..’ it’s truly terrifying.
@@flyinglego34 truerer words have never been said
The entire reason I’m on this video 😂
My leg sometimes flew off from my pedal when it skips chain.
Oh my god yes
Thank you very much for this video. I bought a used Trek 7.4a few years ago that had a persistent problem with the rear derailleur. It just didn't shift as smoothly as it should. I tried the standard adjustments. I took it to the LBS. All without success. Then I found this video. It suggested replacing the shift cable. I replaced the rear derailleur shift cable and wow! Problem solved!
Before I threw out the old cable, I inspected it. I found a kink in the cable that would explain the poor shifting. Thanks for the great videos. Please keep them coming.
Your LBS didn't catch that???
Sadly no. I have since learned that not all LBS are equal. Some are more new bike assemblers that bike fixers. The good news is that since the LBS experience, I decided to rely on my own 2 hands. I bought some a bike stand, some tools and have since refurbished a few vintage bikes. All the expertise I needed was in your videos. I've also founds a new LBS for the stuff I'm not yet up to fixing. Thanks again for your videos!
lol i learned my lesson; ill never by a bike from walmart again.
Same.
Six pest I hate Walmart bikes so much
@@deem0n__ yeah, they got me; i paid 200$ for it too
@@deem0n__ wat did u do to it I just got my bike today n I barely used it n it shift on its own now n then the back wheel has a lil wobble to it now smdh
CHEVY RUNNER01 well u should take it back and if if it’s been to long be Sturn with them the a multi billion dollar company they’ll take it back if u be sturn
The first tip fixed the issue I've had for about 3 months! No tools just my fingers and 3 seconds, thanks so much.
I was riding my bike than the chain jumped and my one foot fell off the pedal causing it to come back around and hit me in the shin, much help and appreciation for this video👌
@Prod.By.Damalian it kinda different for me. My chains come off, and causes my to go really fast and not be able to stop. We kinda have a steep road so its really scary
@Prod.By.Damalian not even what i said. My chains brake off, so im not even even to stop. My brakes(which are my peddles) grt loose. So ot causes me to go rrally fast and not be able to slow down
@Prod.By.Damalian lest be realistic. You answer your own question love😘 the ignorace your showing me is funny
Actually your grammer is shit so i get what he is saying......
Excellent video. My well used bike was working fine, but I thought it might be time for a new chain. The bike mechanic told me the chain was so worn I would have to replace the sprockets..but I didn’t believe him. They looked okay to me. But after fitting the chain, I literally could not move the bike, as the chain slipped freely over all sprockets under any load. Amazing! As the bike is old, I have refitted the old chain and everything is back to normal. No skipping except on the smallest rear cog.
Still helping ppl 7 yrs on. The first method worked like a charm.
That FUJI is a beautiful looking bike! With its blue frame, silver wheels-and-black tyre combo it's just gorgeous!
This has nothing to do with what the video is about
Nice video. One other thing that can suddenly cause bad shifting on a bike that has been shifting fine for a while is a worn (even busting) cable or bad housing. Sometimes hard to see if the cable strands are starting to bust up inside the shifter.
Great video! I have a bike that was locked up outside in the elements for a long time without use (thanks a little to COVID and a bit to the weather). I immediately relubricated the chain but found it skipping. The cassette , derailer and chain seems to still be good. I'm now under the assumption that the chain links are stiff (due to being out in the elements for so long). I used some oil to continue cleaning them. Otherwise, I might just replace the chain. Thanks for the help and tips!
You should get a new chain and pay to get it placed on. I'm telling you no amount of money saved is worth attempting to do the chain all alone if you deal with links. You can follow the instructions all you want you won't get nowhere and with some skill and determination you might take a few links off the chain but you will never be able to put the chain back together without an actual machine or taking the bike to a shop where they can do it by machine
@@David-ty5jk I don't fancy the job either.
Didn't know Phil Collins was a bike mechanic xD
Lol. 😂
lmfao
Kind of mean leave him alone
He sounds like joe Pesci lol
Haha yes is there anything People don't think of in comments
I have a Campagnolo nuovo rear derailleur and replaced the worn jockey wheels with Shimano. The bottom wheel skips and won't grab the chain and chain gets stuck on smallest gear. This video is very helpful thank you!
Thanks for helping us all out. Frustrasting when you just want to go out and RIDE and you have clicking and autoshifting...
Thank you! Here I was trying all sorts of ways to make the slipping/skipping go away and then I come on here to see it can be as easy as simply turning the adjuster. 3 simple turns and its fixed.
Excellent
Three of my bicycles have the same issue but hadn't an idea as to why,, now they won't bother me no more as you stated nicely
This is absolutely perfect for issues I've been having lately, keep having to index the gears every day or other day.
Good video right there. My chain is the culprit. The mechanic has been trying to change the whole four elements... Chain, shifter and the front and back pulley system. Costly so I decided to find answers to cut down the cost. Thumbs up champ
Just put a new chain on and it's skipping like crazy. I'll look at the derailleur as it's also trying to shift up randomly. But the rear cassette definitely needs swapping out in any event and probably the front sprockets too!
THANK YOU! I’ve been trying to figure out whats wrong with my chain since last summer but I could never get a proper explanation. This video helped me out a lot 🙌🏾
Thank you so much for the tutorial. It literally took me just 5 seconds to fix my bike.
AI read my mind on this; your video popped up on my feed after talking to someone about my frustrations with my bike!
Thank you so much RJ! This video was really helpful, especially when my chain popped out when I was a few miles from home.
Perfect! Helped me solve my issue in less than 5 minutes and made me look like a champion in front of my girl told had to rebuild the trans on it for her lol thanks again
Thanks :) it worked. I had trouble fixing it, and I'm a kid and I'm surprised that I fix bikes.
Piperjammer 2007 o
Emily M lol I had no grammar then 😂😂
My foldy Dahon was ok until going up hill then skipped gears when it really matters. Avoided hills for 3 years. Tried the cable adjuster trick. Fixed in 3 seconds. Just done a 15% in Bristol. Perfect thanks buddy. Great vid
Thanks for all the advice, your suggestions sorted out my gear slippage nicely 👍
Dude you nailed it! Thanks man you just saved me a bike shop bill
Thanks. The first two minutes was enough for me to adjust my bike and stop the skipping in all but the highest gear.
Bro, you are a legend. I was seconds away from going to a bike shop. Getting a sub for sure!
I love all your videos. Definitely the most useful and clear instructions out of all the bike maintenance videos I've watched. Thanks for all your uploads. I've saved so much time, money, and headaches thanks to you.
This is the best video I've ever watched. So many different things to check and I feel like I learned more about bikes. Subscribed and will return with an update!!
my latest "slipping" gears seems 100% due to my "cruising" cog in cassette being so worn out the teeth are visibly crooked lol. I am thinking just replacing that cog as its not bolted on to the spider ^^
It's great that I can can count on a four year old vid to confirm my suspicions. I have a worn chain and cassette, which is being replaced. I'm waiting on a cassette. Anyway, I noticed the pulleys aren't in a straight line, the tension wheel seems to be 10mm further in than the guide pulley. An easy fix, but I needed to know whether it needed to be in a straight line. Thanks for an informative vid 👍
ABSOLUTE MATE.
I’ve had this issue 4 times over the last 6 months and I usually just take my bike into a REI to get it fixed for $15 but I guess the rear derailleur was unaligned.
Adjusting it fixed it perfectly. Cheers mate.
My chain was skipping and semi-frequently phantom shifting. Thanks for the video, appreciated.
Thank you! This has been happening on my new bike. Sorted!
Thanks 🙏 again RJ. I’ve watched your videos for 11 years now and you are always my first choice ….. I think 🤔 you are worthy of the mantle left behind by Sheldon Brown , and of course your style is unique as well …. Thank you 🙏 very much RJ for your incalculable knowledge and generosity
Just cleaned up my sister in law's old mountain bike and put a new chain on an old Shimano 7-speed cassette. Jumping like crazy on the three smallest sprockets. Was thinking I might have an incompatible chain ( KMC Z50 ) but worn sprockets sounds like the real cause. She always rides the middle chain ring on the small sprockets. Need to see if I have another 7 speed in the collection ( think they are all 8 though ).
I also have a Shimano 7 shifter that shifts by itself gear 1 and 2 work great but when I shift to the 3rd gear it starts jumping to the 6th gear and back to the 4th and then to the 7th it's crazy
Thanks for the first tip, my gear was unaligned fixed it all up works perfectly again.
On line with frame flex shifting issues, I have found that worn bushings or bearings on full suspension bikes can be a serious issue. So, if you have a F/S and it is still jumping or ghost shifting after going thru all the common fixes, check for suspension wobble.
Thank you so much I’ve been trying to fix this problem it caused me so many accidents thanks
Tried the first thing in the video and it just fixed my bike, now I can finally go in first gear up hills😅
NO WAY ITS THIS EASY! Thank you so much, you deserve a billion likes
Thanks RJ - very informative! Love that Fuji, reminds me of my first "real" bike, a Fuji Royale, even to the color. What a great bike - wish I still had it. Anyway, I'm having shifting problems with my current Trek 7200 so I'll use your suggestions to try to remedy.
Thank you. Bike feels like new again. It was either the adjustment of the cable or the straightening of the derailleur attachment...or both.
I took my derailer off. That fiixed that.
Looool
Is direlleur
Thanks for outlining most if not all of the reasons a chain might slip. Now I just need to figure out which one applies to my bike.
Thanks. I didn't realise it was such a simple fix
Auntie BetBet16 what fix?
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Those binding chain links can be a real 'gotchya' situation. I spent hours trying to dial in the derailleur before noticing the bump from two binding links as the chain passed through the jockey wheels - unstuck those links, and boom, everything ran perfect. What a lesson that was.... and that was with a new chain as well, surprisingly.
Great Video, I had shifting issues with my chain going into different gears. Problem solved. Thank you! 😊 From England 🏴
I thought I knew a good deal about bikes until I watched this video.. Learned some new things :) Great video sir, very informative & explained extremely well!
Thank you. I noticed one of my chain links were stuck together.
Thanks a lot. My bike hasn’t been working for a year and have watching the first 1 and a half of this video it’s working now 👍🏼
Hi, I have a 7 speed bike with shimano tourney groupset and Im buying a new 7 speed freewheel from shimano that has a different cog count compared to my old freewheel. Will that old derailleur still work? thanks
You lost me. You have a 7 speed bike and you have a 7 speed freewheel...how is that a different cog count?
RJ The Bike Guy sry about it. my old 7 speed wheel got all rusty and stuff so I am replacing it. but the new one i got looks quite different compared to the old one the largest cog looks bigger than the one on my old freewheel. Can I still use the same derailleur and shifter?
This video talks about derailleur specs: ruclips.net/video/9R1CVWcgu_M/видео.html
thank you very much
Really useful video, thanks for posting. I have a chain slip issue, this always comes up when I am pressing down on the pedals, such as when starting to ride when stationery, this also occurs when I am riding up a steep incline, even though I gear down and select the low gear, the chain slips when pressing down. The slip does not occur in any other condition
The drive train components all wear together. Replacing just the chain may not fix the problem. As the front chain rings are alloy, they wear more than the steel rear cogs. On my over 30 year old bike, when I replaced the chain, it slipped worse than before. On inspection, I replaced the front chain rings, and it was better, but the rear freewheel was still slipping. Got a new freewheel and all was copacetic. Moral: save time and frustration and just replace all of them.
@@reecenewton3097 quite true. I replaced the chain and the cassette and now it's perfect
What should I do because every time I go to the 5th gear it goes to the 6th after 10 seconds?
Adjust the derailleur and clean the sprockets
I'd just do what he said or tune it where the two screws are
I was sitting here staring at my bike after adjusting all these screws on the derailleur and come to realize it was just bent, bent it back into place, readjusted the screws and it’s totally fine. Thanks for the video lmfao. Helped me figure out a simple solution to a simple problem
my chain always skips right when i stand up... wish i could see it happen so i could figure it out.
me too
gamer3928 same
Romans biggest fan my issue was gunk between the gears. it was an 11 tooth so I guess the small amount of gunk was thick enough to push the chain high enough so it doesn't have good contact
Most likely causes, worn chain, worn, cogs, misadjustment, maybe bent derailleur/hanger. It's all in the video.
gamer3928 how should I clean it?
There are few scenarios worse than "phantom shifting" when you are out of the saddle, dancing on the pedals. I now know what different factors cause unwanted shifting. I love the internet. Thanks.
Tops as usual RJ. Thanks
Very very informative! Thanks so much, just bought a new bike yesterday after having not ridden one in 16-17 years! Nice to be back on one but the gears are slipping back and forth on me (new bike). Hopefully it’s the first issue you’re talking on, I’ll check it out.
Any advice or ingenious way on how to “work” on your bike at home? How to get it up in the air without one of these stands to hold it in?
Thanks again!
My BMX chain keeps skipping and I’ve already really hurt myself bad and there’s not one vid about it on RUclips can u help me out RJ
Go through the video.
My chain was absolutely irritated me. A thousand thanks for helping me fix that chain skipping issue! God bless!!!👍🏻
Damn this dude an fucking expert genius
Currently working on my bike that recently went through a major gear disaster (by that I mean I had issues with my front gears and fixed it) I knowingly in fact have Shimano brand gear casset and derailleur and so far this video has helped me a bit to work on my bike a bit easier so Thank you so much.
Mine skips in 4th
Update: I actually fixed it by tightening the derailleur, thanks!
Infinity Playz same mine skips in fourth every time I try to pull up a wheelie it jus breaks my balls every time
Always come here for helping to solve problems with my bike? Very informative, thank you
I ended up taking mine to the bike repair shop. They sprayed a bunch of WD-40 on it, and that solved the problem.
Many thanks for your advice, my chain was skipping & now it isn't after watching this most helpful videos ! ! ! ! ! :- ) lol
I had a REALLY bad bike crash and my chain popped off how should i put it on and is there a gear I need to shift the bike to when i put it on
thanks from- a not-so good biker
ruclips.net/video/E_W7yELiWLY/видео.html
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TV9 Pani period
+Duncan Duell His videos are not meant to entertain you, they are meant to teach you how to fix up your bike.
i take it uve done this 8 months later? if not just pop the bike upside down and pull the derailer forward and hook the chain back on to any gear it usually is the right one
then begin peddling the bike with ur hand and its done
Thank you so much you saved my behind! My chain popped as I was going home and I had no one to help me, so I had to fix it myself. Because of you video I was able to get home safely:))
Only movement in the vid are "talking" hands :D
Hahahahah
My man goes full Italian at 6:48 with all those hand gestures 😂 But for real, thanks for the concise and useful advice!!
Who knew my chain problem for the past year was solvable within 2 min lol
Lol that's what's Pakistani people are known to handle
@@muhammadsameer7908 lmao what
@@AbdulGabagool83 Pakistan is known for motor making and technical stuff
@@AbdulGabagool83 I see ur name u seem Pakistani
@@muhammadsameer7908 Gabagool is not pakistani
Thanks for the video. Mine needed a derailer adjustment. I suspect that because the Derailer Guard has broken off that the rope from a goal post i lean my bike against has lossen or changed the alignment but it could also be that the kickstand is very much broken beyond repair could also by way since i have to lean it on everything
This is a great diagnosis video but is a poor "How to" video that the title suggests that it is.
How to diagnose, not fix.
I think my cassette needs replacement and i bought it like this, back to the store with complaints.
It a bicycle, not a motorcycle, start screwing on something at some direction, and it will work out.
I figured out what’s wrong with my bike. And how to fix it from this video. Also he tells you about his other videos with the solution to your diagnosis. Use this video figure out what’s going on, and use his other videos explaining the problems and fixing them in greater depth
Helped me fix my problem with, great video.
@@alecnolastname4362 Ah, that's why the video is titled How To Diagnose Bike Chain Skipping/Slipping/Jumping Gears
That was actually pretty useful. A lot of these aren't... Lot of good points to check for bad shifting
question, I just bought a bike😀, was riding, braked, brakes work a little too well lol, and I ate it with the bike and the chain fell off... Its a 7 gear bike, idk if thats right, anyways, I put the chain on the second to smallest cog, and then on the smallest, is that correct, if I have my bike on number 7??
Yes
I had similar issue, replaced old 8 speed chain with new one but the new one was slipping. The reason old was replaced because it visibly extended because of large play of every link. The bike is relatively new (about 1.5 year) but used every day or total of about 3500km. The cogs looks ok as well as derailleur, but the crank cog is not (teeth have visible damages similar to what you described damaged rear cogs). Interestingly the old chain (no slip) although not as good as it was on new bike
Alright actually this might be the problem with my friends bike. Ill try this first rather than a freewheel rebuild lol
Beautiful stuff. Thanks from Australia, I'll let you know what the problem was when I've tried all of your ideas! 😊
Very useful, but what about the chain slipping on the chain wheels? I replaced the chain and freewheel/gears on my MTB, but chain still slipped, but not as badly. Replacing the chain set sorted the problem. The chain slipped on the middle chain ring, but not the largest, presumably because It was torqued less.
Is chain slip less likely to be caused by a worn chain wheel than a gear on the freewheel?
My new chain slipped with the original freewheel and middle chainwheel, on a front triple crankset. The middle is the one that I had used most. The large (high speed) and granny (low speed) were used less: they were still operable, but the middle was pretty bad when I inspected it closely. It's an aluminum alloy, softer than steel. The cogs on the freewheel are steel and still have their factory profile. So I replaced the middle chainwheel and the problem went away. The exact same thing happened with a friend's bike, and he replaced the middle chainring also. So you really have to check all three areas: freewheel, chain, and chainrings. A chain and the cogs wear together, so sometimes a new chain won't work well because it doesn't mesh correctly with the old cogs.
I currently have the slipping problem and I almost fell a few times today lol so I pretty much have to get a new cassette and chain thanks man 👍🏾
think i will now go get my bike back out the river now i know how to fix it.
I put a new chain, new free wheel, new derailer, adjusted the derailer a bunch. Ensured (with the proper tool) the hanger is straight. 7th gear still slips. Not into other gears. Doesn't slip off. Just like hiccups/slips usually under torque. Links are good. Bike shops can't figure it out. Ugh. It's a solid aluminum Nishiki frame, no suspension.
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Thanks gonna try this. My bike has been sitting outside for awhile and I’ve been wanting to get it fixed but I don’t have enough money lol. It also has a flat tire
My gears skip on gear 6 and 7 mostly when I add kore force/pressure going up.
same
Thanks! Your video saved me a trip to the bike shop and not having my bike for a few days.😉
Would have been good to see how to actually put a slipped chain back onto the right gear cog rather than just get an explanation of what might have gone wrong.