Bicycle Wheel Not Spinning Freely

Hi i order some hand built wheels at xmas which i ve only tonight managed to put on my bike ready for a ride tomorrow morning.

Bicycle wheel not spinning freely. When i spin the wheel with the bike turned upside down the wheel will turn approximately a single revolution and come to a complete stop. Start date 21 aug 2012. I have free brake tuneups for life at the lbs but it is about 35. It spun freely for my first ride but hasn t since.

Below are the steps you can perform to resolve the problem starting with the most common fix. Wheel not spinning freely. If the front wheel is not spinning there are a few situations that could be contributing to the problem including the front wheel not being properly seated in the fork or the brake pads are stuck on the wheel. 21 aug 2012 1 top.

Most wheels build in recent years can be removed by hand. I took the wheels off of my triban 3 to fit some new tyres everything went fine and i was putting the front wheel back on and when i spin it it spins for a few seconds and then stops. After placing a spacer washer. It doesn t spin freely and you can hear a rubbing sound despite disconnecting the brakes.

My bike is a felt niner trail which has mechanical tektro i o brakes. June 2015 edited june 2015 in workshop. Be sure the axle is sitting firmly in the dropouts. If the axle is askew it will prohibit smooth rotation.

Insure the hub is not damaged. Remove the wheel from the dropouts which might require a spanner. Rear wheel not spinning freely. I checked to see that the brakes weren t rubbing or anything else for.

I screwed my freewheel onto my 9c hub motor and it s not spinning so freely. My mountain bike is less than 2 weeks old and the rear wheel isn t spinning freely anymore. Whilst reindexing my gears i noticed that the wheel would only continue to revolve for about 5 seconds maximum. The problem was that it was rubbing on the oversized edge of the hub motor.