Originally Posted by
lee_rimar
Bought a new Redline 925 a few weeks ago.
Have noticed a noise when pedalling (not the normal ratcheting sound when coasting). Is a little "clunk" or knocking sound several times for each turn of the crank. I can't count accurately while riding, but seems like 5 to 6 clunks for each turn of the crank. My guess would be that's 2 for each turn of the rear wheel.
The shop where I bought it said it might need lube/cleaning, so they did that for me last week - but the noise is still there.
It's not so loud that I can hear it all the time (wind or traffic noise usually masks it), and I don't know if it's something to be concerned about.
One possible fix may be for me to just flip the rear wheel around and start riding as a fixed gear
Opinions please? Any guesses about source of noise, and what (if anything) else should be done about it?
Its not as complicated as ya think. i had the same issue. its a wobbly freewheel. not like a bent axle where the freewheel wobbles while coasting. the teeth were actually crooked on the freewheel body. the noise you hear is the chain sliding sideways back and forth when the angle of the teeth changes. you can back pedal and make it stop for a time until the downstroke realligns with the wobble then it starts in again. the good news is it doesnt really hurt anything if ya keep it as is. personally i just put on an new freewheel. 10 bucks at amazon and your good to go.
Cheers!