08-09-2021, 08:17 AM
Hello,
I've been told this is a great forum for help with bikes so here's my first post.
I own a forme rapide SCG road bike I've owned for about three years now, I picked it up second hand and it's pretty much my daily driver. I've probably put a few thousand miles on it and I keep bringing it back from the death. The latest issue is the free hub has failed, it spins both ways freely and has a lot of movement so it's something mechanical that's failed I'd imagine. It spins both ways at random which is annoying when you're stuck in traffic on a busy road. It's become too frequent to risk taking the bike out now as I'd previously take it apart the best I could each month and dump WD40, Engine oil and high temp grease to rectify the problem but that just wont work now.
I don't know a great deal about bikes I'm learning as things break and need replacing, I'd much rather buy the tools, do the research and learn for myself than send it to halfords for repair.
The wheels are One23 SL22 and from other forme bikes I've found online with details on the hubs I'm leaning towards a formula hub. I needed a 11mm Allan key to remove the freehub but I have no idea what to replace it with. I've found a replacement that looks like it might fit, it's a "SRAM MTH506" but it's for a specific MTH 506 hub so really not sure how interchangeable they are, it looks awfully similair to mine from photographs.
My current freehub is a 8 speed. Just after some guidance before I go throwing money at it.
Kind Regards,
I've been told this is a great forum for help with bikes so here's my first post.
I own a forme rapide SCG road bike I've owned for about three years now, I picked it up second hand and it's pretty much my daily driver. I've probably put a few thousand miles on it and I keep bringing it back from the death. The latest issue is the free hub has failed, it spins both ways freely and has a lot of movement so it's something mechanical that's failed I'd imagine. It spins both ways at random which is annoying when you're stuck in traffic on a busy road. It's become too frequent to risk taking the bike out now as I'd previously take it apart the best I could each month and dump WD40, Engine oil and high temp grease to rectify the problem but that just wont work now.
I don't know a great deal about bikes I'm learning as things break and need replacing, I'd much rather buy the tools, do the research and learn for myself than send it to halfords for repair.
The wheels are One23 SL22 and from other forme bikes I've found online with details on the hubs I'm leaning towards a formula hub. I needed a 11mm Allan key to remove the freehub but I have no idea what to replace it with. I've found a replacement that looks like it might fit, it's a "SRAM MTH506" but it's for a specific MTH 506 hub so really not sure how interchangeable they are, it looks awfully similair to mine from photographs.
My current freehub is a 8 speed. Just after some guidance before I go throwing money at it.
Kind Regards,
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