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Title: Help! Why does my bike do this????
Post by: austin on July 28, 2011, 08:04 PM: When I'm riding my Streetbeat now and again as I pedal there's a click noise and the pedal drops like the chains come off or something?? Not sure if it's the crank or freewheel and it seems to happen mainly when I pedal hard from almost standstill. Any ideas guys or anyone else had the problem, would appreciate yr opinions?
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Post by: Jaymz on July 28, 2011, 08:09 PM: sounds like the freewheel is missing a couple of teeth, or if your running a 3piece crank check its all tight
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Post by: rick1970 on July 28, 2011, 08:13 PM: rear sprockets goosed mate :daumenhoch:
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Post by: motomagII on July 28, 2011, 08:14 PM: yep needs new freewheel for sure
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Post by: brummie on July 28, 2011, 08:15 PM: you might have overtightened the crank if its one piece with looseball :-\
take it apart and have a look at the bearing cage as it could be bent
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Post by: Betty on July 28, 2011, 08:24 PM: Freewheels fooked... :(
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Post by: austin on July 28, 2011, 08:36 PM: Cool, thanks guys, I've got a spare freewheel so I'll swap that over at the weekend. They easy enough to get off cos mine was on the wheel when I bought it?
Title: Re: Help! Why does my bike do this????
Post by: Betty on July 28, 2011, 08:44 PM: You'll probably need a freewheel tool, or take it to a bike shop who'll charge a couple of quid to take it off
Title: Re: Help! Why does my bike do this????
Post by: austin on July 28, 2011, 09:05 PM: Quote from: Betty on July 28, 2011, 08:44 PM
You'll probably need a freewheel tool, or take it to a bike shop who'll charge a couple of quid to take it off

cool, will do, thanks
Title: Re: Help! Why does my bike do this????
Post by: twit twoo on July 28, 2011, 09:05 PM: Grip the freewheel in a vice, tighten it up until the outer layer forces itself onto the inner section. dont tighten too much or youll damage the hub. test the pressure by spinning the wheel, which will be sat in your viuce like a steering wheel. chances are, by the time it starts getting difficult to turn, IE before you fook your hub, it will have given up and spun off the hub. thn chuck it across the shed like a ninja. 10 points if you get it to stich into the wall.
Title: Re: Help! Why does my bike do this????
Post by: steve69 on July 28, 2011, 09:55 PM: Quote from: austin on July 28, 2011, 08:04 PM
When I'm riding my Streetbeat now and again as I pedal there's a click noise and the pedal drops like the chains come off or something?? Not sure if it's the crank or freewheel and it seems to happen mainly when I pedal hard from almost standstill. Any ideas guys or anyone else had the problem, would appreciate yr opinions?
You bought the wrong bike :yahoo_silent:

:LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: Help! Why does my bike do this????
Post by: BENDYCAT ELEVENTEEN on July 28, 2011, 10:23 PM: hearings fooked - are there voices as well that you are hearing ?

freewheel and or bb crunching ::)

freewheels can bite back, if they are on the verge of giving up ::)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/dd252/BENDYCAT/SNC10295.jpg)
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Post by: twit twoo on July 28, 2011, 10:25 PM: just missing a few crumbs of gravel in that.
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Post by: BENDYCAT ELEVENTEEN on July 29, 2011, 12:36 AM: been there ;D

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/dd252/BENDYCAT/SNC14875.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/dd252/BENDYCAT/SNC14892.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/dd252/BENDYCAT/SNC14891.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/dd252/BENDYCAT/SNC15010.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/dd252/BENDYCAT/SNC15011.jpg)

play hard till it hurts >:D
Title: Re: Help! Why does my bike do this????
Post by: MaD-RoK on July 29, 2011, 09:29 AM: THought i opened a fookin halloween thread there...... Get stablizers back on bendy. :2funny: :2funny: :2funny:
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Post by: BENDYCAT ELEVENTEEN on July 29, 2011, 09:38 AM