Getting a bend in your front chain ring from riding over rocks, logs, etc. Is this just part of mountain biking or am I doing something very wrong? I've done this a couple of times this season and had to "adjust" the chain ring with a wrench.
I wheelie up to an obstacle (lets say a large metal hydration pipe as was the case this weekend) but when the back wheel hits the obstacle the front wheel drops down and there's no clearence for the chainring. If it were flat terrain or downhill I could probably hop over it or at least get the chainring clear, but what do you do when you're climbing? Is it possible to bunny hop while climbing? If so, please tell me what planet you learned to ride on.
You can get big ring bashguards if you're riding in terrain where it happens a lot. They usually take the place of the big ring, but some of them (Blackspire) let you keep it.
Personally, if i see a juicy log in front of me and im climbing or just flat terrain, get a bit of speed up wheelie the front wheel as the front wheel lands on the top of the object lift the back, the back shld in theory totally miss the object, this works on objects upto about 20-30cm high, after that u need to use the techinique of throwing the bike threw your legs and lifting at the same time. there are a few videos on the net of how to's...
