Originally Posted by nick burns
Actually, most everytime this has happened, the bike had been in a warm building. I'm thinking that keeping the bike cold might be a better solution. That way snow and ice won't melt on the warm freewheel/cassette surface & work its way inside, refreezing and fouling the pawls.
I found I had more freezing problems (brakes and derailleurs) when I kept my bike outside. I haven't had the problem since I started keeping it indoors. But, heh, whatever works.