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bianchimoon
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Hi all, some advice for a newbie if possible, i put some new wheels on my bike at the weekend, all fine and dandy very pleased with performance out on the road, just as i had it on the stand ready to put the winter set back on i noticed on back-pedaling wheel spun round backwards as thought there's a lot of resistance which i guess means on freewheeling there must be resistance as well?. has anyone any experience of this? the wheels are carbone SL's, thanks in advance
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modern freehubs have quite a lot of resistance, compared to old fashioned freewheels, so nothing to worry about. If it's new it might need some time to wear in.If it's very noisy as well (loud clicks) It might need a bit lubricationleft the forum March 20230
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ahh, many thanks appreciate that, freehub a bit quieter than i'm used to with the campy khamsins.All lies and jest..still a man hears what he wants to hear and disregards the rest....0
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One other possibility... what drivetrain do you have? Shimano or Campag or SRAM? If Campag, and you are using 11 speed, be aware that *some* Mavic freehubs require a shim to be fitted on the spline before the installation of the cassette, to prevent two things really: the rear derailleur getting too close to the spokes in the lowest gear mainly, but also to stop the cassette binding when the lockring is done up tight.
It's a very thin spacer, less than 1mm thick, but enough to fix this problem.
I had the exact same problem with some Carbone SL's as you describe, using 11 speed Campag.
Should be fine with 10 sp of any flavour though.Open One+ BMC TE29 Seven 622SL On One Scandal Cervelo RS0 -
Thanks, It is a campy 10sp, so hopefully, ust a few more miles on the clock will loosen it all up - cheersAll lies and jest..still a man hears what he wants to hear and disregards the rest....0
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Wheelspinner wrote:One other possibility... what drivetrain do you have? Shimano or Campag or SRAM? If Campag, and you are using 11 speed, be aware that *some* Mavic freehubs require a shim to be fitted on the spline before the installation of the cassette, to prevent two things really: the rear derailleur getting too close to the spokes in the lowest gear mainly, but also to stop the cassette binding when the lockring is done up tight.
It's a very thin spacer, less than 1mm thick, but enough to fix this problem.
I had the exact same problem with some Carbone SL's as you describe, using 11 speed Campag.
Should be fine with 10 sp of any flavour though.
Ah! So that was what that bit was for!! I couldn't work it out so I bunged mine away (Carbone SLRs) - never had a problem.
Back on topic - my freehub was very loud when I first got my wheels so I removed it, cleaned it out and re-packed it with thicker grease - it's only just beginning to make noises now and freewheels much better0 -
"Back on topic - my freehub was very loud when I first got my wheels so I removed it, cleaned it out and re-packed it with thicker grease - it's only just beginning to make noises now and freewheels much better"
But isn't the campy freehub noisy 'clicky' anyway, is that the noise you're talking about or is there a grinding noise that would be cured by adding thicker grease?All lies and jest..still a man hears what he wants to hear and disregards the rest....0 -
bianchimoon wrote:
But isn't the campy freehub noisy 'clicky' anyway, is that the noise you're talking about or is there a grinding noise that would be cured by adding thicker grease?
It was indeed the "normal" Campag noise - amplified by the carbon spokes/rim. I hate it so I greased it up to stop it0 -
the carbones are a lot quieter than the khamsins i had on before, lots of complaints from the shimano riders around meAll lies and jest..still a man hears what he wants to hear and disregards the rest....0