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    Can anyone explain to me why my chain is doing this? Is it supposed to do that? It hinders my riding

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    1. heygos on

      Have you tried not turning it backwards especially while not moving? Does it work normally when you’re pedaling forward?

    4. Available_Mushroom83 on

      Taking the free hub completely apart will be a nightmare btw u might have trouble putting it back together. I just take the wheel off get some wd40, spray inside the hub then clean off the residue and it works pretty good

    5. The_Archimboldi on

      Try taking the freewheel off and cleaning it up, but you prob need a new one. Higher end stuff you can replace freehub bearings and pawls etc separately, but that’s not possible here.

      Definitely a hindrance – you take a small backpedal and the chain hangs like that it throws your balance off. New freewheel shouldn’t cost much.

    6. trevbot on

      Freewheel grease is too thick. Bathe it in triflow and keep spinning it, it’ll loosen up.

    8. Korpseio on

      If that’s a spoke guard back there, I’d take it off/cut it off and see how it goes without it. I’ve seen quite a few become deformed and push into the rear of the freewheel, causing the same issue you’re having.

    9. EconomyDisastrous128 on

      I’ve seen this when the quick release slips in the deopout.
      First, take the wheel out and then put it back in.
      This is a good time to check if the derailleur hanger is bent. If the wheel doesn’t drop freely from the bike once the quick release is loose it might be that the hanger is bent inward.
      The axle should be touching the frame of the bike. Look for the the threaded rod right next to the rubber dust cap. The threads will touch the dropout, the frame.
      If all the cleaning suggestions don’t do the trick, it might just be alignment.

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