Rear wheel not spinning well

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  • January 24, 2016 at 5:16 pm #1046087
    DismalScientist
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    Are your cones too tight? Do the hubs have grease?

    January 24, 2016 at 5:36 pm #1046088
    Anonymous
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    How would the cones get too tight, and how would I know if they were? I’ve never disassembled or attempted any kind of maintenance on wheel hubs. These wheels have been stored inside since the last time they were used. They haven’t been used much, but they are the wheels i used for cross and for off-pavement riding, which means they have gotten muddy and been hosed off a few times. Can the grease get washed out of them just by a couple washings? I have other wheels I’ve used multiple thousands of miles including plenty of riding in rain and never had a problem before.

    January 24, 2016 at 6:11 pm #1046090
    peterw_diy
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    I’d pull the wheel and check how freely the cassette spins. Is the bike kept in a heated space?

    January 24, 2016 at 6:54 pm #1046092
    Anonymous
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    @peterw_diy 133144 wrote:

    I’d pull the wheel and check how freely the cassette spins.

    The same way the wheel spins on the bike: smoothly, but with a lot more resistance than it should have.

    @peterw_diy 133144 wrote:

    Is the bike kept in a heated space?

    Unheated spare room in a heated house; so probably around 50F at the coldest. Not in freezing temps.

    January 24, 2016 at 11:43 pm #1046113
    Steve O
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    @Amalitza 133146 wrote:

    The same way the wheel spins on the bike: smoothly, but with a lot more resistance than it should have.

    More diagnosis: Does the axle spin freely? That is, is the wheel resisting against the cassette or against the bearings/cones?
    You can check this by mounting on the bike and pedaling. If the wheel turns freely while pedaling and then stops quickly when you let it “coast” then it’s not binding against the cones or bearings but against the cassette. If that’s the case, then you can pretend you have a fixie and just pedal all the time.:)

    In either case, it seems this is something you will need to show to someone who knows what they are doing. Agreed that this is not a problem you should have on relatively new wheels.

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