11-07-2012, 05:27 PM
I have 26" Beach Cruiser bike. Don;t know brand name..older used bike..
And I am in Philippines where cruiser parts are rare but excellent repair people.
When I apply the brake, most often pedal is stuck and back wheel is frozen thus gentle tap on pedal loosens wheel..no big deal..
Then (don;t know these are related problems??) SOMETIMES propelling forward pedal is pushed half to few turns but back wheel is not engaged thus bike moves very slowly. It;s no free spin but still spin with little tension...(compared to normally when pedal is pushed, tension grabs wheel and hardly no spin at all)
Now funny things is not all the time..Sometimes semi free wheeling then gradually tension increases and rides fine. Sometimes few turns and sometimes half turn before full tension and move on..
Now I did notice after braking (during a ride) semi spinning seem more frequent.
And here's the surprise...if I let bike sit a while after semi spin incident, all of sudden everything works perfect,,great tension on wheel, no spins ...???
then either spins again or after brake spin again.
So the question is ...is it matter of re-greasing??? I ride a lot..
Clutch is sticking?? spring inside is bad??
I found http://www.bikepartsusa.com m but need to know my hub brand name....How can I tell what brand I have???
If I replace entire back wheel, does it matter what brand?? Will any cruiser back wheel fit??
If I gut get entire coaster brake then as long as spoke count matches, will it work..regradless of brand....don;t worry labor is cheap here,,they can re-install spokes again..
Thanks
And I am in Philippines where cruiser parts are rare but excellent repair people.
When I apply the brake, most often pedal is stuck and back wheel is frozen thus gentle tap on pedal loosens wheel..no big deal..
Then (don;t know these are related problems??) SOMETIMES propelling forward pedal is pushed half to few turns but back wheel is not engaged thus bike moves very slowly. It;s no free spin but still spin with little tension...(compared to normally when pedal is pushed, tension grabs wheel and hardly no spin at all)
Now funny things is not all the time..Sometimes semi free wheeling then gradually tension increases and rides fine. Sometimes few turns and sometimes half turn before full tension and move on..
Now I did notice after braking (during a ride) semi spinning seem more frequent.
And here's the surprise...if I let bike sit a while after semi spin incident, all of sudden everything works perfect,,great tension on wheel, no spins ...???
then either spins again or after brake spin again.
So the question is ...is it matter of re-greasing??? I ride a lot..
Clutch is sticking?? spring inside is bad??
I found http://www.bikepartsusa.com m but need to know my hub brand name....How can I tell what brand I have???
If I replace entire back wheel, does it matter what brand?? Will any cruiser back wheel fit??
If I gut get entire coaster brake then as long as spoke count matches, will it work..regradless of brand....don;t worry labor is cheap here,,they can re-install spokes again..
Thanks