Hi I have a new RadCity 4 that I think might be exhibiting this problem.
When pedaling, but not changing gears, it feels like there?s a bit of resistance, followed by a slipping/clicking feeling and sound, and then the pedaling becomes easier. It happened a few times on a short initial ride. It seemed to happen when I was changing incline and speed.
The bike fell over during assembly and maybe something was bent. It kind of looks like the chain is not evenly in the derailleur, but is grinding over the edge of it. I tried manually bending the derailleur outward so that the chain is seated cleanly inside, but I didn?t want to bend it too much since I don?t know what I?m doing and didn?t want to break it. And so it looks like it?s still misaligned.
Does it sound like this is the problem? Or is it something else? Is this something I could fix myself or do I need a repair shop?
Happy to provide any more info. This is my first geared bike.