11-12-2010, 02:43 PM
Hello, this is my first post here and unfortunately it's because of a problem I have with a bike that I bought secondhand. It is a Nakamura Spirit Moxie.
I believe I'm experiencing a problem with the freehub body. Intermittently the pedals and the chain would spin freely forward and not engage the wheel. It mostly happens when going downhill or on flat ground. It can actually be quite dangerous if it happens in the middle of an intersection.
The freehub is a Shimano fh-rm30 8-speed. The bike actually has 9 gear cogs on the rear wheel. I'm a total newbie with bike components, so I'm not sure what type of a freehub body I should get. Are there several interchangeable models? Could the problem be something else?
Thanks much!
I believe I'm experiencing a problem with the freehub body. Intermittently the pedals and the chain would spin freely forward and not engage the wheel. It mostly happens when going downhill or on flat ground. It can actually be quite dangerous if it happens in the middle of an intersection.
The freehub is a Shimano fh-rm30 8-speed. The bike actually has 9 gear cogs on the rear wheel. I'm a total newbie with bike components, so I'm not sure what type of a freehub body I should get. Are there several interchangeable models? Could the problem be something else?
Thanks much!
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