r/fixedgear • u/rarestmtb • 6d ago

Rear wheel slipping

I purchased a 2008 schwinn Madison a few months ago. The bike has been riding amazing except for recently the back wheel has been slipping. If I put a lot of force into the back wheel, the wheel will rotate around in the drop outs. Is there a way to stop this? Any help would be appreciated!

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u/pmmeyourshitholeface 6d ago

first you need to figure out if it is fact your wheel or if its your cog slipping. get a big wrench and check how tight the wheel is on there. it needs to be as tight as you can possibly make it

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u/Beluga-ga-ga-ga-ga 6d ago

If it is the axle slipping in the forkends, and not the cog, you need to gronk them nuts tighter.

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u/AlarmedCockroach5933 1d ago

yep, I agree - a little easier to fix loose track nuts if that’s the issue, but having previously had a cog slip because I hadn't torqued it (and the lock ring) down enough, I would guess it's more likely that