Your freehub/freewheel is gummed up and needs service/replacement.
Psychological-Bug929 on
Yep, the freehub is not “freeing”.
Jrud1990 on
Check ur rear derailleur hanger bolt. This happened to me when I got my new bike. It was out far enough that it was touching the cassette and causing this same issue. Otherwise like the other people said, go get ur hub serviced.
Substantial_Unit2311 on
A new freewheel is like $20-30. You need a special tool to remove it. If you just bring your wheel to the shop they’ll probably swap it over real quick for you.
I’m going to get down votes for this, but you can also just spray it out with wd40 and it will probably work just fine. It won’t get any worse. It’s a cheap part on a cheap bike.
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Your freehub/freewheel is gummed up and needs service/replacement.
Yep, the freehub is not “freeing”.
Check ur rear derailleur hanger bolt. This happened to me when I got my new bike. It was out far enough that it was touching the cassette and causing this same issue. Otherwise like the other people said, go get ur hub serviced.
A new freewheel is like $20-30. You need a special tool to remove it. If you just bring your wheel to the shop they’ll probably swap it over real quick for you.
I’m going to get down votes for this, but you can also just spray it out with wd40 and it will probably work just fine. It won’t get any worse. It’s a cheap part on a cheap bike.