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Dunno what's happened but bugged it up and bent the outer cog. do i have to buy a whole new.cassette or van i just buy a single one to put back on?
At the front? where the pedals are? its a chainring and you can buy just one
unless it's a very cheap chainset (I assume it's the bit by the pedals that's broken) which can be rivetted on you can just buy a new outer ring, yes.
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this should work!
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you can fix that with an adjustable spanner surely 🙂
its gotta be worth trying to bend back into shape if the other option is replacing it anyway! the only thing you could lose by trying is a finger or two 😈
Whats a front cassette ❓
sorry @stevewhyte i'm completely new to terms on bikes and their parts 😀
its gotta be worth trying to bend back into shape if the other option is replacing it anyway! the only thing you could lose by trying is a finger or two
i'm sure thats possible but seeing as i use my hands for my trade, they're very valuable 🙂
so that's a chain ring then?
You can just change the damaged ring.
would changing from a 42T to a 44T be compatible? and would i need to make a change on the chain itself? and would it be much different?
Tree trunk legs, i hardly ever get into the big ring when off road.
would changing from a 42T to a 44T be compatible? and would i need to make a change on the chain itself? and would it be much different?
I doubt it would be beneficial, the general trend now is a move towards two chain rings and the outer being a max of 42T, in fact I'm considering taking mine further down to 40T to see how that feels.
Chain is a question of suck it and see.
Replace the bent ring with a bashring?
can you enlighten me please? what's a bashring?
Your Chainset (the cassette is the group of cogs at the back) has 3 rings.
Usually 22tooth 32tooth and 44tooth.
A lot of people are taking the big ring off & putting a bashguard in it's place so only having 2 rings, 22t & 32t.
A bashguard is a hard plastic or metal ring with no teeth.
If you find you miss the big ring and can't go fast enough then you can change the 32tooth ring for a bigger one, often 36t.
Here's a chainset with 2 rings & a bash.
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Possibly a better way to deal with this is if you tell us the type of riding you do.
ah thanks a lot for that! i only really use it on the road going downhill so could probably do without it 🙂
EDIT: would it be worth changing the shifters as well though or just make sure i dont change to the outer ring accidently?
is that a urt frame?
Have a look at this vid and listen to the bit from about 4mins and the high limit.
EDIT: would it be worth changing the shifters as well though or just make sure i dont change to the outer ring accidently?
Not necessary. On the front mech (the thing that pushes your chain from one chainring to the other) are 2 screws labelled L & H. These set the limits your mech can move to. Just screw the H screw in until it's no longer possible to shift into the third position (but not so far as to compromise shifting to the 2nd (middle) ring.
If you just wanted to replace the 42t ring instead you can do that. If you decide to replace it with a 44t then you may have to reposition the front mech slightly higher to cope with the larger ring. If you do move it you'll have to undo the clamp that holds the cable going to the shifter, then re-index the front shifter afterwards...
[i]Edit:[/i] Damn, beaten to it by someone with a s****y video... 🙂
as it's doomed I'd try bending
get a large adjustable spanner (1foot long handle ones), clamp to ring (on outside but making sure it grips the ring not the teeth) and then you need to overbend to correct - ie bend past the 'straight' to the other side, do it in graduations and don't go for the big welly, as you will learn how that specific items bends, I would try using two equidistant points on the 'bent bit', and over bend by about 1/2 the dent and then review. To be fair if you don't get it pretty dead sright it won't be happy.
People straighten discs this way.