>>1050610>At this point I think you need a priest/shamanI know, it sounds blasted impossible. I probably wouldn't believe an Anon that claimed such a thing myself and yet here I am.
Planning to mount a camera on the frame ~somehow~ and record what's going on there today. Though I doubt this will help, but worth a try.
>how do you ride and store your bikeIt's stored indoors at all times along with other bikes (not mine) which never had any chain/drivetrain issues. Same way it was stored before the problem began.
Most likely not that.
I ride at highest or close to highest gear most of the time and avoid wet weather. Mostly in city, rarely off-road.
Links get stiff at much lower rate when paying attention to always apply low torque to the crank, this way I can still ride the bike to LBS or something with minor casualties.
But applying a lot of torque immediately results in a stiff link and a chain "jump", no matter crank rotation, chain position or gear.
If force is applied for prolonged time (like trying to accelerate from high gear) it can even do a double stiff link and double chain jump in a row, from just that one action.
>what kinds of chains are you using?Currently on Connex 808. Before on some cheap chink shit that I couldn't even find on the internet. Experiencing the issue no matter which chain.
The one before that - can't remember the model or brand - had no such issues, but it was before the "repair" after which everything went wrong.
>it's hard to imagine why you'd have recurrent problems with stiff links without a highly unusual manufacturing defectAnd yet that too is extremely unlikely considering I've already replaced most parts including most likely culprits like the chain itself.
Could it be possible that when applying a lot of torque, due to improper mounting, some part of the drivetrain applies pressure on chain or otherwise forcibly "stops" chain, so to compensate the links "stretch" resulting in stiffness, jumps, and what have you?
