Rear wheel resistance.

[EdC]

I have a Gazelle n380 elite that I bought last November. When I had to rotate the wheels to check the tire pressure today, I notice that the rear wheel free wheeled much slower than the front wheel. I live in Chicago and the temperature today was about 38 degrees when I checked the tire pressure. Could it be that the enviolo hub fluid thickens in cold weather and causes some friction in the rear wheel? Ed

 

[Kless]

It’s probably because there is more mechanical drag on the back wheel due to resistance of freehub pawls clicking past freehub body and more bearings in the Enviolo hub. I have an Ultimate C380 and my rear wheel does not turn as freely as the front, which is to be expected.