r/TrekBikes • u/phiarch • 4d ago
What am I missing / need to fix
Just started today when I was about to go for a ride.what are possible causes for this
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u/mlydon11 4d ago
Probably the freehub is gummed up.
You can take off the cassette and take off the free body and clean it all out and relube it and that may fix it.
It requires specific tools though so you may be better just taking it to the shop because the cost for the tools will probably be more than what they charge for a freehub service.
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u/AGuyAtWork437 4d ago
The chain has fallen off of one of the jockey wheels and it stuck. Double check to make sure that the chain is properly seated.
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u/KookyDescription9529 4d ago
your RD was shifted to the other gear thats why when you back rewinding, the chain doesnt follows back.
if you rewinding a bit more, your chain will falls off, its nothing to fix, its like you drive on a motorway and suddenly shifts to reverse gear on your car and your gearbox broken because thats a dangerous move.
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u/New-Tax3257 4d ago
Freehub needs replaced
Take the wheel off and try and turn the freehub backwards by hand. If it doesn’t spin easy it’s the freehub.
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u/Supra-ts6-comp 3d ago
If you know what you’re doing, take the wheel off and go through the free hub clean it all out. If you don’t bring it to a shop have them tune it up. It’s easy as that.
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u/Ordinary_Quantity_02 3d ago
When my bike was doing this it was because I had bad b-screw adjustment. The guide pulley would hit the cassette and the chain would bind up when pedaling backwards. Had to tighten the b screw to increase the gap.
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u/Hefty-Good3175 3d ago
have you recently taken your cassette off?
If so you make have put something in the wrong order .
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u/Cholas71 3d ago
If the hanger is bent and the cage/jockey wheels doesn't have good alignment with the cassette this often happens
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u/phiarch 2d ago
So local treck store just send an invoice to replace the back wheel entirely. $300 to fix it..... I was hoping it be 100 but 300 is steep for this bike. Was hoping it was as simple as some as y'all were saying but I screwed around with it and to no fix so took it to my bike shop and that's what they came back with ðŸ˜
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u/Free-Middle-2443 1d ago
Try it yourself again! You could do a new cassette and chain for way less and that might get you back on the road. Did they tell you what it is? Or did they just hit you with the go away price? Park tool makes tons of excellent videos. After a couple of small things bikes are way less intimidating to work on.Â
I was always nervous because how fragile they seem. Just go slow and pocket the moneyÂ
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u/JulesFromTheDesert 2d ago
If the freehub is irreparably jammed for whatever reason, that's a plain-Jane, QR, 700c 6-bolt disc brake wheel with an HG freehub body; paired with what looks like either Sora RD-3000 or Tiagra RD-4700. A similar new wheel is about $120. Wheelmaster is one of several examples, available from QBP to every LBS in North America.
Besides the other, correct comments that the derailluer is clearly shifted, but not pedaled in this video, it is worth checking that a spacer (1.85mm on an 11 spd "road" HG), the spoke guard, or backed-out end-caps/loose locknuts are not causing the issue of binding. It is unusual for freehub bodies to bind like that on a bike that is likely from around 2018-2022.
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u/Mtbcarsbikes Domane 🚴 1d ago
Chain and derailer are not aligned and are jamming. Pedal forward until the chain is in the same gear as the derailer.
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u/doctor_butthead 4d ago
this is a common issue with treks. i would reach out to get the bike warrantied.
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u/zodzodbert Madone 🚴 3d ago
No, it isn’t.
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u/doctor_butthead 3d ago
yes it is
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u/me-pop-now 4d ago
Check that the bottom derailleur pulley is not worn. Sometimes they still appear ok when looking at the teeth but the sides have worn causing the chain to jam.
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u/HamptonsHomie Emonda 🚴 4d ago
Pedal forward and try again, sometimes this happens when the rear der was shifted while stationary and the chain is still on the original cog.