Thread: bike wont pedal
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Old 03-23-11, 04:50 PM
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Originally Posted by bikeman715
sound like you need a new freewheel. (the gears on the back wheel ).Take the bike to your LBS and have them switch it out for a new one, part (the new freewheel ) / and labor should be no more $25.
The OP said the chain doesn't move. If that's a correct description, the problem is in the crank, either a dead FF crank, or a failed swage on a 2 piece crank.

To the OP, if the chain turns with the pedals, but the bike doesn't move, then bikeman is right and the freewheel in the back needs replacing
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