JayCam

The Delta Quadrant.

Thanks for the info doc. I have what according to your post seems to be a grade 1 wrist sprain from dropping off a ledge and landing badly (nothing unusual there)! Seems I just need to wait for it to heal but its good to have an idea what's going on.

Wow the double sproket idea is awesome! Thanks for all the input lots to think about. Based on this I'm going to go for the commencal and do some warranty voiding.

I never thought of that... is it easy to do? What parts would I need?

You're right of course. When I get paid next I'll have another go at it but till then this will have to do!

Sorry I wasn't clear... I never had trouble lacking gears on the commencal, in fact I commuted 6 miles a day on it for 5 months and never wished for more gears because the ratio was similar to a bmx. So what I guess I'm looking for is a 24 rigid with a not to extreme geo and a less trialsy gearing... And a seat! Price is important too!

That sounds cool except I really don't like hub changers (or gears of any type) they are just unnecessary hassle IMO.

Yeah I still haven't managed to get it off. I think taking the crank off is the only way but I'm not doing that just to replace the snail cam bolts...

I'm looking for a bike that I can cycle a few miles on but is still suitable for trialsy stuff. I used to have an ecommencal absolute max max (single speed rigid jump bike) that pretty much fitted the bill and I'm thinking of buying another (junkies knicked the last one), but does anyone have any other suggestions?

I've given up. Now when it goes out of line I just drop off something and angle the bike so it pushes it back in place lol

How do I get the back wheel off? I don't seem to have enough slack to get the chain off!

Cheers, I was considering tugs to replace the cams but I wasn't sure if they would fit either. I've decided to replace the snail cam bolts and see if that helps... if not you'll be hearing from me again around Wednesday lol.

Oh my god this is driving me up the wall. I've completely rebuilt the back end twice today and the problem persists. It's not the snails they actually seem to be ok. Help!

I'm no expert but I just spent an hour figuring out the snails on my onza. There should be a little pun or bolt sticking out of the frame for the ridges to click against. Check that they are present and adjusted so there's plenty for the cam to push against. These little bolts seem to be key, because of the shape of the cam, as it turns it puts more and more pressure on the bolts, pushing the hub back away from the frame. As for what way on they go, on my bike the 'opening' (if it was a real snail) faces towards the back of the bike when its rotated so that the opening is below the hub, and towards the front of the bike when its above. Hope that's helpful. As I said I'm a noob but I fairly sure that's how they work. Please correct me if the above is a load of rubbish. Sorry for the double post, posting from my phone!

I'm no expert but I just spent an hour figuring out the snails on my onza. There should be a little pun or bolt sticking out of the frame for the ridges to click against. Check that they are present and adjusted so there's plenty for the cam to push against. These little bolts seem to be key, because of the shape of the cam, as it turns it puts more and more pressure on the bolts, pushing the hub back away from the frame. As for what way on they go, on my bike the 'opening' (if it was a real snail) faces towards the back of the bike when its rotated so that the opening is below the hub, and towards the front of the bike when its above. Hope that's helpful. As I said I'm a noob but I fairly sure that's how they work. Please correct me if the above is a load of rubbish.