I've noticed that when I spin my pedals backwards my wheel moves with it. Should I have this checked out?
by Piejepertotal
I've noticed that when I spin my pedals backwards my wheel moves with it. Should I have this checked out?
by Piejepertotal
8 Comments
Normal, freehub friction
It’s called friction, every wheel will do the same, nothing to worry about!
If the freewheel has too much internal friction, it can cause the wheel to turn slightly when backpedalling. In some cases, this issue can be resolved by cleaning and lubricating the freewheel mechanism, including the pawls and ratchet. However, if the problem persists, it might indicate that the freehub bearings are going bad, which would require replacement.
The key is amount of rotation, it’s normal in your case.
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Normal. The pawls as the glide over the free hub have slight friction which causes this backwards rotation.
Totally normal. If anything it’s an indication of how smooth your hub bearings are as well 👌
Mine does this and it also does it every so slightly forwards as well if i freewheel in the bike stand, slightly turning my cranks as well. Just shows that my BB and drivetrain are all relatively low friction imo. My hub is a dt swiss 180 so the freehub is not an issue.
Thanks everyone!
Indeed normal, some hubs have it worse (I had a Mavic Ksyrium SL which was even turning the cranks when walking (bad ending while running with it in T1) and I have hubs that don’t have it all (powertap) and everything in between.