Slippage on a climb?

[jrenaut]

Probably just need a quick derailleur adjustment. Pretty common to need a couple early on as the cable stretches.

[DismalScientist]

Wet leaves?

Fixed gear cog not tightened sufficiently?:rolleyes:

Derailleur being out of adjustment would make it seem that the bike was trying to shift cogs unsuccessfully. It shouldn’t manifest itself as the crank slipping forward without noise.

[Greenbelt]

When I have this chain skipping problem in low climbing gears, the solution is usually to add cable tension. When it occurs in higher fast gears, the solution usually seems to be a new chain or cassette! -Jeff PS, I’m a mechanical know-nothing so take with appropriate grains of salt.

[jabberwocky]

If it was skipping in the drivetrain it would be very noticeable as such. Such slipping is never smooth. If it felt smooth and noiseless, my first bet is the tire slipped (happens, especially if you get out of the saddle and lean forward, unweighting the rear wheel somewhat). I’ve had it happen on oily or wet patches on occasion.

[Harry Meatmotor]

jabberwocky;100732 wrote:

if it felt smooth and noiseless, my first bet is the tire slipped (happens, especially if you have elite-level guns).

ftfy.

[Supermau]

@jabberwocky 100732 wrote:

If it was skipping in the drivetrain it would be very noticeable as such. Such slipping is never smooth. If it felt smooth and noiseless, my first bet is the tire slipped (happens, especially if you get out of the saddle and lean forward, unweighting the rear wheel somewhat). I’ve had it happen on oily or wet patches on occasion.

It was smooth and noiseless, and the more I think about it the more this explanation makes sense. I’ll have to experiment again. The bike seems to perform well outside of climbing that damned hill.

Thanks for the replies everybody!

[scoot]

Supermau,

YMMV, but I find it easier to climb that hill on Glenwood rather than Clermont. It’s probably just mental, though. On Glenwood, the steepest part is the lower half, so you get it out of the way first and then it gets flatter from there.

[Supermau]

@scoot 100762 wrote:

Supermau,

YMMV, but I find it easier to climb that hill on Glenwood rather than Clermont. It’s probably just mental, though. On Glenwood, the steepest part is the lower half, so you get it out of the way first and then it gets flatter from there.

Thanks for the tip, scoot. I’ll try it next ride. Clermont isn’t terrible but it does kind of kick my arse sometimes at the end of a long ride. Going home is always harder, it’s all uphill!

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