It’s worse in higher/outboard gears. FD shifting was off but seems okay now… Is my free hub toast?
Actually sounds better after riding home but was a scary sound… any input appreciated!
So I just got hit by a car and now my free hub sounds like this….
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by ImASadPandaz
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Sounds like something is making contact with your spokes?
Bring it to a bike shop and submit a claim through the car owner’s insurance. It honestly really sounds like something is hitting the spokes.
Is your derailleur bent, and making contact with your spokes?
maybe broken freehub teeth
The wheel definitely needs to get looked at, but I doubt it’s the freehub, a freehub failure would be more of a grinding sound typically.
Could be disk is bent or the caliper got nudged onto the rotor somehow ? Although I agree with most on here sounds like something contacting spokes. Straight to the mechanic.
Broken spoke or bent derailleur hanger
Definitely sounds like the derailleur bottom cage is rubbing off the spokes, I d get that looked at before your rear mech gets ripped off.
Stop riding and take a good long look at what is hitting your spokes.
That is not your freehub. Stop riding it, something is making contact with your wheel when it shouldn’t.
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Looks to be the derailleur hitting the spokes. Take it in for service
Something is hitting your spokes. I would bet your derailleur hanger is bent–get it checked out by a shop, if I’m right they can bend it back into place in 3 minutes or, worst case scenario, its a $30 part