Problem With Bike: Please Help

D. H. Slocum said:

I am having a problem with my Diamondback hybrid bike. About a week ago my chain came off and
after I "fixed" it, it has not worked correctly. Now there is no more 'free spin' of the pedals,
instead when I stop pedaling the chain catches and the bike will stop.

I assume the chain came off the front chainrings. Sounds to me like your freewheel or freehub (on
the rear wheel) is not freewheeling. That's probably why the chain came off in the first place. Take
the bike to a bike shop and have them check it out. They will likely clean or replace your
freewheel/freehub.

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catches and the bike will stop. Any help on what I need to do to fix it? >><BR><BR>

A problem with your rear freewheeling mechanism, the ability to 'coast'..May be something simple,
Take the rear wheel off and see if the freehub mechanism spins freely backward..If it doesn't, need
a new freehub part..see yer bike shop.

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Quoted message said:

Hello, Never posted here, but have lurkered. I am having a problem with my Diamondback hybrid
bike. About a week ago my chain came off and after I "fixed" it, it has not worked correctly. Now
there is no more 'free spin' of the pedals, instead when I stop pedaling the chain catches and the
bike will stop. Any help on what I need to do to fix it?

It's possible the chain isn't threaded through the jockey/tension pullies correctly. Go take a look
at another bike with a similat deraileur.

No one has answered your question yet, so I'll jump in to muddy the waters. I'm no expert at this.
It sounds as if you inadvertently made your bike a fixed-gear. What exactly is dragging your bike to
a stop? It may be a bad rear hub, or conceivably a bottom bracket. Remove the chain and try spinning
the cranks by hand. If it spins freely in both directions with very little noise and when you remove
your hand, it slowly spins to a stop, then the bottom bracket is fine. If it halts abruptly, your
bottom bracket may be shot.

Lift the rear wheel and give it a quick spin. The wheel should continune to spin for a long time
before friction slows it. Then try turning the cassette by hand to check for freehub problems.
Turning the cassette in one direction should lock in with the wheel and cause it to turn. Turning
the cassette in the other direction should cause the cassette to spin more or less freely separately
from the wheel. The hub may produce a mild clicking sound, which is normal. Other possibilities are
a damaged or deformed rear derailleur or chain, though a bad chain would likely produce other
symptoms like noise or tooth jump. By the way, a good local bike shop is the best place to get
broken bottom bracket or hub fixed you're inexperienced.

r.b.

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Quoted message said:

Hello, Never posted here, but have lurkered. I am having a problem with my Diamondback hybrid
bike. About a week ago my chain came off and after I "fixed" it, it has not worked correctly. Now
there is no more 'free spin' of the pedals, instead when I stop pedaling the chain catches and the
bike will stop. Any help on what I need to do to fix it?

TIA

(D. H. Slocum) may have said:

Hello, Never posted here, but have lurkered. I am having a problem with my Diamondback hybrid bike.
About a week ago my chain came off and after I "fixed" it, it has not worked correctly. Now there
is no more 'free spin' of the pedals, instead when I stop pedaling the chain catches and the bike
will stop. Any help on what I need to do to fix it?

In addition to the suggestions already registered, I'll add this one: Check to see if something got
picked up between the large rear sprocket and the rest of the wheel and has become jammed in there.
I got a nice bike at a garage sale for $4 due to some string having wound itself into that gap,
jamming the freewheel.

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