Pedals following on
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Best way I can think of to describe it.
Sometimes when I am riding, when I stop pedalling to freewheel, the chain seems to keep going until it clangs back. When I am just pushing the bike the pedals turn, sometimes just a bit but sometimes continuously.
I am guessing the problem is on the rear wheel gears. Does anyone know what to do or look out for? Everything is oiled / greased as it should be.
Thanks in advance.
Sometimes when I am riding, when I stop pedalling to freewheel, the chain seems to keep going until it clangs back. When I am just pushing the bike the pedals turn, sometimes just a bit but sometimes continuously.
I am guessing the problem is on the rear wheel gears. Does anyone know what to do or look out for? Everything is oiled / greased as it should be.
Thanks in advance.
POIDH said:
What bike is it and what gears and rear hub do you have?
How long have you ridden it/miles/years?
Could be anything from a free hub being sticky to poorly aligned derailleur.
It's just a cheap Halfords Apollo Transfer. I have had it for nearly 4 years and ride about 8 miles a day, four or five times a week.How long have you ridden it/miles/years?
Could be anything from a free hub being sticky to poorly aligned derailleur.
The problem had been there on and off for about 18 months.
I think its a freehub rather than a cassette but as I said before, I am somewhat of a cycle simpleton. If I know whats wrong I can usually find a youtube video to fix it but I have been having trouble phrasing the problem for a search.
The link below refers to the bike.
https://www.halfords.com/bikes/hybrid-bikes/apollo...
Look, if you ve done approx 1600 miles on that bike in all weathers (and well done btw) anything could have worn out.
Bearing in mind that a freehub is a rear wheel without a cassette (I think you mean freewheel vs. cassette, not trying to be a smart arse, this stuff is confusing) we need more information about what is actually going on.
As it s 3x6 the likelihood is that it s a freewheel.
Your symptoms seem to indicate a sticking freewheel.
Flush the bejesus out of it with WD40 and then add a light oil to hopefully get the pawls unstuck and working nicely.
Bearing in mind that a freehub is a rear wheel without a cassette (I think you mean freewheel vs. cassette, not trying to be a smart arse, this stuff is confusing) we need more information about what is actually going on.
As it s 3x6 the likelihood is that it s a freewheel.
Your symptoms seem to indicate a sticking freewheel.
Flush the bejesus out of it with WD40 and then add a light oil to hopefully get the pawls unstuck and working nicely.
Edited by Barchettaman on Sunday 5th April 16:55
Barchettaman said:
Look, if you ve done approx 1600 miles on that bike in all weathers (and well done btw) anything could have worn out.
Bearing in mind that a freehub is a rear wheel without a cassette (I think you mean freewheel vs. cassette, not trying to be a smart arse, this stuff is confusing) we need more information about what is actually going on.
As it s 3x6 the likelihood is that it s a freewheel.
Your symptoms seem to indicate a sticking freewheel.
Flush the bejesus out of it with WD40 and then add a light oil to hopefully get the pawls unstuck and working nicely.
^ exactly that. Bearing in mind that a freehub is a rear wheel without a cassette (I think you mean freewheel vs. cassette, not trying to be a smart arse, this stuff is confusing) we need more information about what is actually going on.
As it s 3x6 the likelihood is that it s a freewheel.
Your symptoms seem to indicate a sticking freewheel.
Flush the bejesus out of it with WD40 and then add a light oil to hopefully get the pawls unstuck and working nicely.
Edited by Barchettaman on Sunday 5th April 16:55
If that doesn't work it's learn how to change the freewheel yourself, but that also likely means new chain so they both play nicely. A bike shop can do it, but it may be cheaper to find a recykabike type place and see if they can either fix or sell you a new bike.
An update for anyone interested.
If I lifted the rear wheel off the ground and turned the pedals, the pedals turned every now and again and as the only thing moving was the wheel, I thought the problem had to be either the rear wheel bearings or the freehub.
I stripped down the bearings, cleaned them, regreased them and reassembled them and put the freehub back after giving that a good clean too.
The ride felt smoother but the pedals were still catching every now and again.
I got a brand new freehub and put that on and the problem was sorted. God only knows what was wrong with the old one. I couldn't see anything obvious.
Thanks again for all the suggestions.
If I lifted the rear wheel off the ground and turned the pedals, the pedals turned every now and again and as the only thing moving was the wheel, I thought the problem had to be either the rear wheel bearings or the freehub.
I stripped down the bearings, cleaned them, regreased them and reassembled them and put the freehub back after giving that a good clean too.
The ride felt smoother but the pedals were still catching every now and again.
I got a brand new freehub and put that on and the problem was sorted. God only knows what was wrong with the old one. I couldn't see anything obvious.
Thanks again for all the suggestions.
POIDH said:
Freehubs can just get so much crap in them - was it a decent freehub that you could take apart down to the pawls and clean?
On my bike? I doubt it.I did scrape all the gunk out from inbetween the cogs and soak it in degreaser. Whn it came out, it looked decent enough, to be fair but as the new freehub solves the problem, I just scrapped it.
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