Originally Posted by
nerrrd
Turns out I'm useless enough to have ridden my new bike for quite a while with the chain too tight - my old bike was lucky enough to be belt-driven so never had to suffer too much from my mechanical ineptitude (except for that time I set it on fire a bit while disconnecting the battery, but that's another story).
Dealer mentioned that a too-tight chain will cause premature wear on the rear wheel bearings and possibly the gearbox as well, so I'm just wondering what implications this has for the bike into the future.
Thanks.
If it's tight enough to increase fuel consumption noticeably? Apart from the excess wear etc o both chain and sprockets,,,,, the worst strain is whe the suspension is working... (loosens and tightens, hence a 'minimum slack') it will also end up wearing the gearbox output shaft seal and it will start weeping. That could take a bit of time, several over-tightening's, unless it's an old high mileage machine???
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