broken freewheel

inaperfectworld
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i passed a chap this morning pushing his bike along the road so stopped to ask him if he'd broken down as i carry most stuff for emergency repairs. he had a broken freewheel so when pedalling the cassette rotatedbut without any drive to the wheel; i couldn't think of a getyou home solution, is there one?
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No, I don't think there is. The only way to get drive to the wheel would be to jam the freewheel in some way but I can't think of any way to do this.
Which is why I always carry a mobile phone and some cash.0 -
Many years ago came across somebody in the same boat and there was an option i found that worked, but it was bloody hard work on my part. The man came from a town not too far from where i live, it was before the days of moble phones and he faced a 20+mile walk home. I asked the man to sit on his bike and i would pedal while he held onto my arm or jersey, it worked ok, struggled like hell on the few hills and it meant having to ride two abreast which is not exactly safe, but it worked. This is bloody good training for anybody, but not something you would want to do every weekend.On arriving at the mans house i was treated to a good meal and a few cans of Guiness, so well worth it at the end of the day.ademort
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