Check your chain for wear too. If you have to put a new chain on an old freewheel, the Sachs/Sram cheap bronze colored one is unusually forgiving of worn cogs and has the best chance of working. David Feldman
> Did it ever do this before, or is this a new chain/freewheel?
>
> I assume the chain isn't sagging when you get on the 13 toother. If the
> derailer still has some wrap capacity on the small cog, the chain isn't
too
> long.
>
> Check for a chipped tooth on the 13, or a stiff link. Perhaps a semi
stiff
> link only kinks up when the chain has to wrap the small cog in the rear.
>
> If no, check the chain line. Do the front chainrings center on the
> freewheel? If they're off, you may need to change the BB spindle.
>
> Is the skipping only on the small chainring 13tooth combo, ie the
"no-no"
> combo? If yes, how long are your chainstays? If around 16 inches or
less,
> the frame may be too short to accomodate the small-small crossover.
>
> Tom Adams, 40 miles today on my green International. No snakes seen.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Roadgiant@cs.com <Roadgiant@cs.com>
> To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
> Date: Saturday, March 17, 2001 4:07 PM
> Subject: [CR]chain skip
>
>
> >hello my friends,
> > I'm currently plaqued by a simple problem. The Fuji chain skips
> under
> >load on the 13 tooth rear cog. Is my chain too long? I've tried moving
the
> >axle back in the dropouts to no avail. When the chain is on the 52/26
combo
> >the Suntour Cyclone pulley cage is at a 45 degree angle which is how I
> >determined chain length to begin with.
> > Any ideas?
> >
> > Scott "only 22 miles today" Smith
> > LA -- where it is just perfect today