Is this bad? I feel like this is bad...

"TheJWT" (thejwt) 09/16/2014 at 21:47 • Filed to: bikelopnik

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Actually yeah, it's really fucking bad. I guess I'll be riding a Citibike for a while.

macanamera > TheJWT 09/16/2014 at 21:49

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Looks like VTEC really kicked in hard

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > TheJWT 09/16/2014 at 21:50

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It'll buff out...

Alfalfa > TheJWT 09/16/2014 at 21:50

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Get some JB Weld, you'll be fiiiine...

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > TheJWT 09/16/2014 at 21:50

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Wow, I've never seen a sprocket fail that hard before.

TheJWT > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 09/16/2014 at 21:51

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(Me, when it happened)

tromoly > TheJWT 09/16/2014 at 21:52

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Running a 25/9 gear ratio? Also, that's one reason I don't like the spline drive on BMX sprockets.

TheJWT > macanamera 09/16/2014 at 21:53

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Stage 4 everything bro

macanamera > TheJWT 09/16/2014 at 21:54

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Dam probly spraying 150 too

Garrett Davis > TheJWT 09/16/2014 at 21:55

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You torque monster, you! *bats eyes*

TheJWT > tromoly 09/16/2014 at 21:56

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Yep, 25/9 it is. I need a spline drive because the cranks are too far apart from the sprocket. I think the real problem was how skinny the spokes of the sprocket were...

TheJWT > Garrett Davis 09/16/2014 at 21:58

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That's why they call me Ol' thunder thighs JWT...

(No one has ever called me that.)

SmoresTM Has No Chill (O==[][]==O) > TheJWT 09/16/2014 at 22:04

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Not wearing glasses so I don't see the...

tromoly > TheJWT 09/16/2014 at 22:25

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Is that a Tree sprocket? Holy moly does that have tiny spokes.

TheJWT > tromoly 09/16/2014 at 22:34

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Yeah, the updated one has slightly thicker spokes, but I'm gonna get a beefy eclat one to replace it.

TheJWT > SmoresTM Has No Chill (O==[][]==O) 09/16/2014 at 22:35

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Essentially this.

Luc - The Acadian Oppo > TheJWT 09/17/2014 at 00:07

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You could always throw on a solid plate sprocket.

The problem with 25/9 is there is way too much torque if you ride hard. that's why BMX racers use a bigger setup like a 44/16. your gearing ratio will be about the same but the torque load will be spread out across more teeth on the sprocket. Way less chance of braking.

If you went with a solid 25 front sprocket then the cassette will take the blunt of the load and will be the part that craps out next

TheJWT > Luc - The Acadian Oppo 09/17/2014 at 00:38

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That's a good point, but I really don't do a lot of hard riding, and getting a 44t would mean having to buy a new back hub. (My rear hub has a 9t driver, not a cassette, so it can't be swapped out) Also, when I ride park, I don't want to be scraping the sprocket whenever I drop in.

For the mean time, I've ordered an eclat sprocket; I've bought a lot of parts from them before and they've always been great quality. Also it looks a hell of a lot less flimsy than that Tree sprocket I just broke...

Luc - The Acadian Oppo > TheJWT 09/17/2014 at 09:01

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just goes to show you how things change with time. when I was a young whipper snapper all the big names in the x games bmx park & vert were Dave Mira, Jamie Bestwick & Jay Miron. They are all in there 40's now and all of them used to use at least a 40 front the 25/9 wasn't even a thing yet.