Rear Wheels

wors
wors Posts: 90
edited November 2007 in Workshop
If you lift the rear wheel of your bike off the ground and turn the pedals backwards, should the rear wheel begin to turn?

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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,665
    No,not unless it's a single fixed gear bike.
  • OnTow
    OnTow Posts: 130
    Actually, my wife's bike has a very stiff freewheel, so it is possible to do this - although application of any pressure or indeed just placing it back on the ground "stops" this.
  • Bronzie
    Bronzie Posts: 4,927
    Yes, it probably will start to turn due to friction in the freehub bearings and pawl mechanism. Nothing to worry about unless the freehub bearing gets very stiff when you try to turn it by hand.
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  • maddog 2
    maddog 2 Posts: 8,114
    only on a hill
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