“… a real bike mechanic! Quit making a hash of things and get someone who knows how to work on bikes!!”

well…as previously mentioned I had some knocking noise start during the second ride. Only when pedaling. Coasting and sitting still were fine.
i thought- nuts, must have got some dirt or grit from the dirt roads in my DICTA freewheel. RivBike said they were fine freewheels but not Shimano fine or White Industries SuperFine. Well…fine….

So I decide I clean the freewheel. You know how many loose balls are in a DICTA freewheel? Me neither. But I put 94 back in…

😱😭
to get the balls to stick…🤨🤣…in the race, I used heavy grease
But springy pawls need light oil! What’s a crap-mechanic to do? No idea. I just went with it.



riding it after the repair- “repair” - I’m still knocking on heavens door. But not the LBSs door….
I find an excuse to buy a spiffy new Shimano 16t freewheel of appropriate t-width.
Now- believe it or don’t- but I find a whole‘nother problem when swapping freewheels.
The jam nut on the freewheel side is not jammed! (It’s barely jelly)
I snug the nuts ….🤨….up to the bearing race and jam them. Check for any binding. Check my 120mm width. All seems like Joy.

Subsequent ride are only the sound of Tyres on Terra that I most prefer.

More later as the fun progresses.