Just for clarification what happens is that when I coast, the freewheel continues to rotate, putting slack on the chain. When I try to pedal again I have to take up the slack first before a solid connection is made between the crank and the cassette. It's not totally seized - I can pedal backwards but it's not smooth; it hesitates and the derailleur jumps and springs back into place whenever the freewheel lets go. I wish you knew what the LBS tech sprayed into your freewheel, RobertFrapples. It sounds like the easy, albeit temorary solution to my problem. I am willing to overhaul the wheel in the spring - I just want it to get me through the winter without having to take it apart. I have another bike but it has slicks and I am not willing to ride without my studs. Unfortunately the wheels are different sizes so I can't swap the tires and I don't want to buy another set of studded tires just to get me through the rest of the season.
Last edited by irclean; 02-09-10 at 09:29 AM.