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Re: Broken Chain

Postby mr_1306 on Wed Dec 17, 2008 6:15 pm

ok, i finally got the replacement just in 3 days after contacting mayhem...

i finally installed and remove the lip that Ron said.
Anyway, I notice the tire have some "standing hair", which are touching the chain. What does this hair do? Should I better get rid of it or not?

and, there is a plastic piece inside the crank house, which according to the tutorial video as "black plastic rubber chain rubbing strip" and hard to fit it in. What is the effect by removing this plastic strip? Or what it's function?

btw, i finish replacing the chain, but now it have funny sound like something is loose and clanking sound. What is the cause of this?
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Re: Broken Chain

Postby mr_1306 on Sun Jan 25, 2009 6:06 pm

Any help on this clanking sound? I haven't ride my a-bike again coz scare of broken again
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Re: Broken Chain

Postby Amuro Lee on Wed Jan 28, 2009 11:27 am

Maybe this is the effect after removing the black plastic chain rubbing strip. However, I'm not sure actualy. :roll:
I think you'd better fit the strip back inside the crank case and see.
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Re: Broken Chain

Postby mr_1306 on Thu Feb 12, 2009 12:37 pm

That's the problem, I already put the strip back into the crack case.

First I try without the strip doesn't feel good, so I put the strip back and still doesn't feel good. Like there is something rubbing each other... :?
and worse I can't bring it to the nearest available dealer coz they only sell no service!
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Re: Broken Chain

Postby Amuro Lee on Thu Feb 12, 2009 7:11 pm

Oh! :?
I think you'd better contact Mayhem for seeking a solution. Maybe you'll have to bring or send the A-bike back to them and let them fix it for you. :roll:
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Re: Broken Chain

Postby rongood on Fri Feb 13, 2009 6:24 am

There really are several possibilities and it is hard to diagnose sight unseen. Check first that it isn't just the brake scraping. The rear brake on the A-bike is notoriously difficult to adjust. You may even want to temporarily disconnect the rear brake entirely and see if the problem is resolved. Check the bearings--when you turn the wheel by hand, does it move smoothly even when turned very slowly, or is there a clunky feel? More difficult to ascertain--can you tell if you put the crankcase back on correctly, aligning the holes in the downpost securely with the circles that also hold that plastic strip?
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Re: Broken Chain

Postby mr_1306 on Fri Feb 13, 2009 5:05 pm

Now you mention it about the rear brake, i think that is the problem, since before I mistakenly dismantle the rear brake. Maybe I adjusted it not real good so it's become the problem.
I'll check it again...
thank you Ron...
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Re: Broken Chain

Postby lololz on Wed Jan 08, 2014 5:56 pm

hi
i've got my chain broken on a a-bike city
(i bought my bike three years ago on the official site)
i live near paris in france
how can i buy another chain ?
where do i have to call ?
thanks for your help
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Re: Broken Chain

Postby lololz on Thu Jan 09, 2014 3:21 pm

hi
do you think i can use a normal chain ?
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Re: Broken Chain

Postby jctan on Mon Jan 13, 2014 4:15 pm

lololz wrote:hi
i've got my chain broken on a a-bike city
(i bought my bike three years ago on the official site)
i live near paris in france
how can i buy another chain ?
where do i have to call ?
thanks for your help


Have you tried calling the number stated on the official site? Assuming they are situated in England, the number would be +44 870 766 8498.
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Re: Broken Chain

Postby lololz on Tue Jan 14, 2014 5:25 pm

hi thankw you for the answer
but i used a normal chain and it's working .
only one of the both chains is a small one...

so cool
ciao
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