She received this bike at her birthday party last night and for the life of me I cannot figure out how to get chain and pedals to turn any help would be greatly appreciated.
by GemiBoyJay0522
She received this bike at her birthday party last night and for the life of me I cannot figure out how to get chain and pedals to turn any help would be greatly appreciated.
by GemiBoyJay0522
4 Comments
If it is a pedal back to brake, you have to attach the long silver piece of metal sticking out on the left side to where it should. It may now be on the brake constantly.
Given that it’s a new bike, I suspect that the problem is that the bearing adjustment on the bottom bracket is too tight. You can verify this by dropping the chain off the front chainring and try turning the cranks. They should turn smoothly with very little resistance, and with no play in the bottom bracket.
Step 5 of the following park tool article steps through bb adjustment for the type of crank that your child’s bike is equipped with.
https://www.parktool.com/en-us/blog/repair-help/bottom-bracket-service-one-piece
This type of adjustment requires a bit of finesse and can be difficult/frustrating if this is your first attempt at adjusting a bottom bracket.
The other option is to ask the person who gifted the bike if they have the receipt for the bike and exchange the bike for one that is properly adjusted.
Just have to say that this is by far the cutest post I’ve ever seen on this sub.
Chain looks way too tight. That’s likely the issue. Try loosening the rear axle nuts, push the wheel forward to give the chain a little bit of slack, and retighten the nuts. Don’t want too much slack in the chain – just a little bit.
Also the coaster brake lever is disconnected. That is a separate issue. Won’t cause the pedals to seize, but it won’t allow the brake to work.