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Help with my bicycle - I can pedal, but gears won't give resistance, I'm literally going no-where.?


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Andy S
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Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2008 2:10 am Post subject: Help with my bicycle - I can pedal, but gears won't give resistance, I'm literally going no-where.?

I was cycling into work this morning, got about 5 miles into a 5 mile journey when I felt my pedals give, there was no resistance, and I no matter how hard I pedal, I'm going nowhere.When I pedal, the chain goes round, and all the gears move, I can change gear, and the chain does move to the retrospective gear, but there's zero resistance, it just does it circuit and doesn't move the bike at all.Any ideas what I need to do? Thanks,Resolved: Many of you were correct, the back wheel needed rebuilding. Definitely out of the scope of my talents, but after a bit of haggling the bike shop repaired it free of charge (was only 32 days old).Thank you for your help

mark
Yahoo User

Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2008 2:14 am Post subject:

Sounds like you've stripped the ratchet inside the hub. New gear hub I'm afraid!

Nev the Bear Esq
Yahoo User

Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2008 2:14 am Post subject:

Your Cog set has failed

jed slade
Yahoo User

Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2008 2:18 am Post subject:

YOU NEED A NEW REAR SPROCKET ON THE BACK WHEEL.It will unscrew ,just remove and change it.

robbie fowler
Yahoo User

Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2008 2:20 am Post subject:

ur bike wank, by a good 1

robert c
Yahoo User

Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2008 2:28 am Post subject:

New gear hub like the previous respondent said!

Socrates1944
Yahoo User

Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2008 2:30 am Post subject:

It could be an internal problem in the gear cluster,which would require disassembling of the cluster,and if do not know how to do this,then you should have a bicycle mechanic do it for you.

Alex
Yahoo User

Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2008 4:44 am Post subject:

By the sound of it, you have a standard derailier system. The chain moves when you peddle and the gears move when you push the lever. The only thing that it can be is your free hub.There are two ways of solving this:Replace the hub (You will have to re-build the wheel for this).Replace the wheel (£20 to you gov).Take it to your bike shop (Make sure that you are talking to someone who knows how to build wheels.) and see what they have to say.Luck

damian
Yahoo User

Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2008 4:50 am Post subject:

Internal issue.The free wheel body has packed up.Replacing the cassette or free-wheel (cogs on the outside) won't fix the problem. No shop will rebuild the free-wheel body - major mission.Need a new hub.Need to buy or build a new wheel.

Ben C
Yahoo User

Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2008 5:35 am Post subject:

you need a new freehub or freewheel both need a special tool to be removed. take it to a bike shop as it will cost less to get repaired then to buy the remover tool

gobighitmtb
Yahoo User

Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2008 7:40 am Post subject:

The free wheel is done for. Take it to a bike shop they will know what to do.

Sparky
Yahoo User

Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2008 8:24 am Post subject:

If your gears are the internal hub kind; it is possible your cable needs adjusting.Bike shop can adjust for under $10 bucks

McG
Yahoo User

Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2008 11:37 am Post subject:

Here is exactly what you need to do. You need to load the bike and take it to the bike shop and let the friendly professional mechanic fix it for you. Pay him and thank him.Resume your rides to work and back.No offense intended, but if you are asking here, you probably don't know how to fix it. If you did know how - or have the God given talent to be a mechanic - you would have dove in and fixed it. A mechanic is your best choice. Ride hard, have fun.

Kipper
Yahoo User

Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2008 11:48 am Post subject:

http://www.parktool.com/repair/readhowto.asp?id=45This web site should solve your problem.

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