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The Bike Shop / Noise after overhauling freecoaster (odyssey)

« on: August 12, 2016, 03:08:22 PM »

I overhauled my odyssey clutch hub today since I've been using it quite a bit for the past 8 months. I took extra caution to make sure everything was put together correctly. After cleaning and greasing the hub, everything runs smoothly however when I pedal hard there is a k-k-k-k-k sort of noise and I am wondering if this noise is the clutch re-bedding into the shell and will go away soon? The engagement overall is much smoother but I am worried about damaging the hub since crunchy noises and hubs don't go well together.

I thought about the design of the Hub and the only parts that seem like they would make noise pedaling hard would be driver bearings or the clutch itself and I'm pretty sure the driver bearings are fine. Does anyone else have any experience in this? Thank you!

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The Bike Shop / Burnt welds/new frame

« on: October 27, 2015, 03:30:37 PM »

I was looking at my new frame and since it's painted black I can't see the welds completely. After watching that new mike laird video it got me thinking about the different frames that failed on me at the welds and was wondering if my new frame had good welding on it. When I look down the seat tube, I can see rust forming on the inside wall in the shape of where the welds are for the right seat stay and the left side of the top tube. I was wondering why the rust only started on those welds and not the others, and was wondering if that was a sign of burnt welds. Any info is greatly appreciated. Thanks!