Singlespeed & Fixed Gear - freewheel cog question

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MrCjolsen

01-13-07, 09:20 PM

Why is it that when my chain is really tight, and I spin my wheel, the cranks don't move? But when I put slack in the chain and spin the wheel, the cranks start to turn.

It seems that the opposite would be true.

wearyourtruth

01-13-07, 09:48 PM

this is by no means a well educated guess, but just a hypothosis... maybe when the chain is really tight it's putting a little pressure on the bearings in the BB and so it's not as free to spin on a whim?

MrCjolsen

01-13-07, 11:37 PM

That, coupled with a cheap Dicta cog might just explain it. It makes perfect sense.

tractor1

01-14-07, 08:56 AM

one word --> friction