Home > Terms > English, UK (UE) > chain suck

chain suck

when the chain sticks to the chainring teeth during a downshift and gets drawn up and jammed between the small ring and the frame.

0
Improve it
  • Part of Speech: noun
  • Synonym(s):
  • Blossary:
  • Industry/Domain: Sports
  • Category:
  • Company:
  • Product:
  • Acronym-Abbreviation:
More
Collect to Blossary

Other Languages:

More

Member comments

You have to log in to post to discussions.

Related terms

chain-suck
Sports; Cycling

A descriptive term meaning that the chain gets caught between the chain-stay and the rear wheel. Bummer.

suck
Mining; General mining; Mineral mining

The shape of the bottom of a cutting edge or tooth that tends to pull it into the ground as it is moved.

suck
Language; Dictionaries

The act of drawing with the mouth.

chain
Automotive; Automobile

Linked, flexible metal "rope" that connects two sprockets (e.g., the chainwheel to the back wheel, sized differently for different types of bikes.) The teeth of the sprockets fit ...

Terms in the News

Featured Terms

Harry8L
  • 0

    Terms

  • 0

    Blossaries

  • 1

    Followers

Industry/Domain: Economy Category: International trade

Free Trade Area of the Asia-Pacific (FTAAP)

The Free Trade Area of the Asia-Pacific (FTAAP) is an international trade pact backed by China and supported by the 21-member Asia-Pacific Economic ...

Contributor

Featured blossaries

Top Ski Areas in the United States

Category: Geography   2 9 Terms

Engineering

Category: Engineering   1 2 Terms

Browers Terms By Category

TERMS

SOCIAL

EXTRAS

SOLUTIONS