The Ultimate Mid-Drive Chain Care Thread

[PedalUma]

Sometimes I buy generic or not top brands. I purchased a box of sintered brake pads this week. 25 pairs with pins and stainless springs was $65. It came with some bonus parts. No one will know or care that they do not have a logo. Just that they stop very well. SRAM or Shimano would be $20 per pair at a bike shop. $20x25=$500. MicroShift makes a trigger shifter for Shimano IGH that is nicer than Shimano's and costs like $15 bucks. It is a big improvement over a twist shift.

 

[TomD]

Good to know, I guess I shouldn't have cheaped out going with the lowest price on eBay. Steep and cheap which is a reputable seller had it for a buck more than eBay but I didn't want to pay shipping so went the eBay route.

https://www.steepandcheap.com/b/shimano-cs-m4100-cassette?skid=SHIU1CC-SIL-S114

Here's a video showing the play in the cassette that I noticed.

The mobile mechanic that replaced my broken spoke said he tightened up the cassette and also messed around adjusting the derailleur. He claimed it wasn't aligned properly even though it was shifting perfectly so maybe he messed something up as well causing the skipping.

Edit: just tightened up the cassette and the play is gone. I guess we'll see if this fixes my skipping issues. My torque wrench didn't fit the cassette tool so I just tightened with wrench by hand. The lock ring seems to have some sort of torque control because it would give once I applied a certain amount of torque. Hopefully I did it right and didn't tighten too much. Shrug.