Originally Posted by
T-Mar
1. Gummed up pawls in freewheel are the likely culprit and easily fixed as per Jim's post.
2. Broken pawl springs in freewheel.
I was thinking it had something to do with the pawls, but wasn't sure what. If the wheels looks OK, I'll try flushing it out first as per Jim's suggestion. if that doesn't do it, I'll see about a new freewheel.
Hopefully it won't be these:
Originally Posted by
T-Mar
3. Stripped the threads on the hub and/or freewheel body.
4. Stripped the threads on a freewheel cog, but this would cause problem only in one gear.
The last thing I need is another bike hanging around, but basically, if the wheels are otherwise sound, it's a cheap set of extra wheels, for running commuter slicks on my mountain bike, without having to change tires whenever. I have NO idea what I'll do with the rest of it. Longtail, maybe, someday?
Or just say no...
Thanks all!