Well, when I tuned my bike on Sunday, I forgot one thing. My chain rings have about 10k miles on them, maybe even more. The middle chain ring gets most of these miles. The reason this is important is because the teeth on the chain rings are very worn, and the teeth on the middle chain ring are almost non-existent. When I was riding my bike before I cleaned it, the chain was also very old, very rusted, and stretched out. For this reason, it could still grip onto the middle chain ring. When I put the new chain on, my bike became unrideable because it slips like crazy when you're in the middle chain ring. The middle chain ring is most convenient for getting around town in, and I'm nervous that if I do try to ride, even if I only shift quickly through the middle chain ring to get to either the largest or the smallest chain rings, I will be damaging my chain. I ordered a new middle chain ring, and I guess my bike is out of commission until the new chain ring arrives.
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