on 2/1/10 2:51 AM, Angus at angusle...@sbcglobal.net wrote: > I was riding my Atlantis yesterday and during one hard effort (it's > all relative) the freewheel skipped....chunk! It's an old Suntour 7 > speed freewheel that has probably given reliable service for decades. > I had this happen to another Suntour freewheel several years ago and > when it became too regular I replaced it. Which lead to the > question... > > With a skipping freewheel, how long do you let it go before replacing > the freewheel?
Just to confirm, you are saying that the pawls are slipping internally, not that the chain is slipping on a given cog, right? It depends a bit how the thing is slipping. If there's a crunchy noise and the pedals jump just a bit, I'm likely to let it go for a while. The more pedal jump, the more dangerous, IMO. The freewheel is either going to freeze up or let go entirely. The former just means a little fixed gear work on the way home (though doing that with the slack chain in a derailleur setup can be tricky). The latter usually means body onto frame in one manner or the other. I guess the short answer is "sooner rather than later..." hope that helps, - J -- Jim Edgar cyclofi...@earthlink.net Cyclofiend Bicycle Photo Galleries - http://www.cyclofiend.com Current Classics - Cross Bikes Singlespeed - Working Bikes -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
