Have you checked your front sprocket lately?

[nivag]

Just changed my chain and sprockets on my bike, they had done 36.4K miles - the rear looked fine but was nearly running out of adjustment for the chain and I wanted to go +2 on the rear for a upcoming Alps trip.
Pretty sure I checked the sprockets about 4K ago and all was well.
But have just taken this off....
So if you haven't checked yours for a while might be worth it, not sure the weight saving of less teeth is a bonus

 

[FinalImpact]

Hmmm....

Shall we call him "Skippy" or "Snagel Tooth"!

 

[pantone]

I am curious how often you clean your chain and what slack you use to adjust your chain. I had checked my front sprocket at 26,000km and it looked like a new one.

 

[Gelvatron]

i also just did a swap at 28k miles my chain had 7 spots that i could not free up the rollers my sprockets definitely had life on them

but i would rather not be stuck somewhere with a split chain or get whipped by my chain a 530 at 35 mph probably hurts (just guessing:don'tknow.

and since the chain was going bad i didn't want to use the old sprockets on it, but the chain came with a set of sprockets so figured might as well.

 

[nivag]

I am curious how often you clean your chain and what slack you use to adjust your chain. I had checked my front sprocket at 26,000km and it looked like a new one.

Probably clean the chain and oil every couple of weeks or so, all depends on my mileage and weather.
Slack adjusted to what it says in the book.

 

[pantone]

Probably clean the chain and oil every couple of weeks or so, all depends on my mileage and weather.
Slack adjusted to what it says in the book.

Thanks, I think I need to check the sprocket with shorter period when my bike come to your mileage.

 

[pingcesar]

how do I change the front sprocket out?

 

[FIZZER6]

Wow that's pretty terrible!

I'm due to clean my front sprocket, might take the cover off tonight and get to it!

 

[z2345]

How does it even get this bad? I find it hard to believe normal lube, tension and alignment would result in this.