Charlie Jennings Posted November 17, 2007 Report Share Posted November 17, 2007 This may sound stupid. or may sound genious. Right is it possible to run two freewheels. such as a Pro 2 Free hub and a Try-All freewheel?I imagine it would sound the sex but i dont think it would work I'm just curious ThanksCharlie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidehop Posted November 17, 2007 Report Share Posted November 17, 2007 I THINK, and i just think.You cant run a freehub and a freewheel because.. the front freewheel the chain goes around but the hub dosnt therefor you get constant drive?But it may work come to think of it....Try it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeroMatt Posted November 17, 2007 Report Share Posted November 17, 2007 Wouldn't be very good really, think about it the time for one to engage is then added to the other so you will end up with double the length of pedal stroke to engage both so will be like riding with a deore hub. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG Drew Posted November 17, 2007 Report Share Posted November 17, 2007 Wouldn't be very good really, think about it the time for one to engage is then added to the other so you will end up with double the length of pedal stroke to engage both so will be like riding with a deore hub.And it is twice as likely to skip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Owen. Posted November 17, 2007 Report Share Posted November 17, 2007 Its no good as your waiting for the freewheel and the hub to engage, unless your using a chris king and a try-all freewheel your engagement will be shite. and there isnt any point to it anyway, is there?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun H Posted November 17, 2007 Report Share Posted November 17, 2007 The noise would be the same as running just a freehub as the chain wouldn't drive the freewheel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liam-pantera Posted November 17, 2007 Report Share Posted November 17, 2007 Ive tried it before and it doesnt work only one engadges because there is allways more force and resistance on one of the freewheels than the other . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psycholist Posted November 18, 2007 Report Share Posted November 18, 2007 Adding an extra freewheel just gives more things to fail - given that the nastiest accidents happen when the chain skips or the freewheel doesn't engage quickly it's a very bad idea I reckon. Incidentally, anyone tried industry 9 hubs? 120 engagement points - even more than the 72 on Chris King hubs ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balman Posted November 18, 2007 Report Share Posted November 18, 2007 A lad that lives near us had a profile hub but didnt like it as he was waiting to sell it he had a profile and a try-all freewheel to be honnest it felt no differt its pointless to spend money on both when it will feel the exact same it wasnt really a slow engagment but it wasent exacly worth the extra how ever much more he paid.if you have money to chuck about me thinks a mini king and be done with it haha.Jack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muel Posted November 18, 2007 Report Share Posted November 18, 2007 Just get a Tensile FFw and go ride, they're legendary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basher Posted November 18, 2007 Report Share Posted November 18, 2007 Yeah it will work fine i did it while waiting for a part. But you will get less pickups because if you think about it. If you had a fixed cog thats like the ultimate pickup as theres nothing to engage on it its striaght there. If you run a freewheel as well you have to wait for the freewheel to pick up and then chain slack and then for the freehub to engage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al_Fel Posted November 18, 2007 Report Share Posted November 18, 2007 Oh dear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Jennings Posted November 19, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2007 Wicked Im not gunna try it. it was just a thought. It would sound awesome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurtisRider Posted November 19, 2007 Report Share Posted November 19, 2007 Wicked Im not gunna try it. it was just a thought. It would sound awesome only the freewheel/hub of least resistance would turn though, both wont turn at the same time when coasting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Cristoff Posted November 19, 2007 Report Share Posted November 19, 2007 Just get a Tensile FFw and go ride, they're legendary.My year old tensile (never evr skipped before) decided to explode the otherday. about 10 mins fixiture and its still running on all 6 pawls. there bloody legend Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan6061 Posted November 19, 2007 Report Share Posted November 19, 2007 Would the chain actually move if you just rolled along?Can't get my head around it.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
br3n Posted November 19, 2007 Report Share Posted November 19, 2007 Someone did it ages ago on a planet-x pitbull, Had a king on the rear and something like an acs upfront.Made it feel awful, so basically just an acs.Waste of time, spend what you would on 2x shit freewheels and get 1 good one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janson Posted November 19, 2007 Report Share Posted November 19, 2007 i ran it for some time, but i zip-tied the cassette to the spokes so the back hub would stay 'fixed'.Worked really well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simpson Posted November 19, 2007 Report Share Posted November 19, 2007 My year old tensile (never evr skipped before) decided to explode the otherday. about 10 mins fixiture and its still running on all 6 pawls. there bloody legend My ENO's got.... some missing pawls.... dunno how many... 2?never bothered relacing it... never fails Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Dale Posted November 19, 2007 Report Share Posted November 19, 2007 My ENO's got.... some missing pawls.... dunno how many... 2?never bothered relacing it... never fails Just like your chain simpson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pagie Posted November 19, 2007 Report Share Posted November 19, 2007 So would this basically be like freecoaster? The chain would run over the freewheel and hub whilst going backwards without engaging? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Scarlet Posted November 19, 2007 Report Share Posted November 19, 2007 I too am trying to get my head around what Dan said.Surely because it has a front freewheel the chain goes around whilst rolling, but the rear wheel spins not the rear cog when rolling so the chain has to be stationary, but then theres a front freewheel so what the hell is that doing?Eeeek!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JT! Posted November 19, 2007 Report Share Posted November 19, 2007 What would happen is the freewheel on the cranks would have to engage, then the hub on the rear.Some people think that becuase the front freewheel will have more resistance it'll just act as a fixed cog. But that's not right becuase when you pedal backwards the freewheel would move.The whole thing would feel like you had a dicta freewheel on there.No advantages what so ever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onzat-comp Posted November 20, 2007 Report Share Posted November 20, 2007 it is possible i ran a tencile freewheel and a gu freehub i didn't notice much difference in engagement rick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bionic Balls Posted November 20, 2007 Report Share Posted November 20, 2007 its terrible terrible terrrible...i did it when i broke my axle for a wee while..had an LX hub and an eno freewheel. Chain does not move whilst rolling since you have a freehub. As everyone has already said, engagement is some fraction of whichever engagement device has the lowest number of engagments...and it's heavy and expensive and meh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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