Although I am not a professional cyclist and am unfamilliar with the tech
terms, I have dismantled and repaired my bicycles all the time.
Last week I bought a Shimany 24 speed Kojima hybrid. With the centre gear in
high (lergest ring) and the rear ratchet in highest gear (smalles ratchet)
the pedals slip about 20 degrees every turn, sometimes more often. It feels
as if the pawls in the rear hub assembly are slipping. This happens only
once in a long while when I'm in the next gear up at the rear. The chain
adjustment looks spot on, but even if I alter it plus or minus it makes no
difference.
I have no intention of dabbling with this while the bike is new, and intend
to return it to be fixed, but for sheer interest I'd like to have some idea
as to what's causing the problem.
I'd appreciate if any of you have some ideas.
Thank you.
Henry Mydlarz
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