Scott Norman Posted January 30, 2008 Report Share Posted January 30, 2008 are tensile free wheels Sealed?? because i have just brought one and on tarty bikes there is the berings for th, and i did not no if they were Sealed or not??thanks scott Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ladd Posted January 30, 2008 Report Share Posted January 30, 2008 are tensile free wheels Sealed?? because i have just brought one and on tarty bikes there is the berings for th, and i did not no if they were Sealed or not??thanks scottna dont think they are mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Norman Posted January 30, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2008 oh right ok Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinny.p Posted January 30, 2008 Report Share Posted January 30, 2008 Get an eno if you want a sealed one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muel Posted January 30, 2008 Report Share Posted January 30, 2008 Stick with tensile, best freewheel ever! It's so loud and feels so solid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Stig Posted January 30, 2008 Report Share Posted January 30, 2008 Stick with tensile, best freewheel ever! It's so loud and feels so solid.+1!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Token Posted January 30, 2008 Report Share Posted January 30, 2008 Stick with tensile, best freewheel ever! It's so loud and feels so solid.It's loud because it's unsealed you wally-chops! Which is hardly something to be raving about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muel Posted January 30, 2008 Report Share Posted January 30, 2008 It's loud because it's unsealed you wally-chops! Which is hardly something to be raving about.The louder the better.I'm gonna put mine on me new bike, just feels nicer than the Monty one, it fees sturdier.I love the Tensile noise, BRRRRRR.Much better than a King. bzzzzz. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
echo_rob Posted January 31, 2008 Report Share Posted January 31, 2008 Monty all the way lads!!!! cant beat em. mine has NEVER SKIPPED and I have had it for 6 months ish.MONTY FREEWHEEL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!thanksrob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muel Posted January 31, 2008 Report Share Posted January 31, 2008 Monty all the way lads!!!! cant beat em. mine has NEVER SKIPPED and I have had it for 6 months ish.MONTY FREEWHEEL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!thanksrobMine skips occasionally, it's about 9 months old at a guess, my Tensile has done a couple of 1 pawl skip/clicks, but never a full, pedals going round style skip. It's about a year and a month old now, and feels much sturdier, when it engages you feel the clunk through the pedals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Norman Posted January 31, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2008 oh ok because i was just wondering why there is tensile sealed berings??linky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted January 31, 2008 Report Share Posted January 31, 2008 They aren't sealed, they're caged. The dudes at Supercycles decided to play nice and use caged bearings so the freewheel's easy to service instead of fully loose-ball ball bearings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Norman Posted January 31, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2008 They aren't sealed, they're caged. The dudes at Supercycles decided to play nice and use caged bearings so the freewheel's easy to service instead of fully loose-ball ball bearings.oh woops Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NVWOCI WVS Posted January 31, 2008 Report Share Posted January 31, 2008 They aren't sealed, they're caged. The dudes at Supercycles decided to play nice and use caged bearings so the freewheel's easy to service instead of fully loose-ball ball bearings....until the cage gets crushed/bent/worn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Duck Posted January 31, 2008 Report Share Posted January 31, 2008 Get an eno!You'll never need to buy another freewheel again. If anything does go wrong (which it won't) you can buy every component of the freewheel separately = sound investment.Cheapest here, free postage too, super fast delivery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muel Posted January 31, 2008 Report Share Posted January 31, 2008 Get an eno!You'll never need to buy another freewheel again. If anything does go wrong (which it won't) you can buy every component of the freewheel separately = sound investment.Cheapest here, free postage too, super fast delivery.One mate has had 2, one has had 1. I shall never be buying one, they all developed skippage within about 2 months from new! No amount of stripping and cleaning and fettling sorted them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Token Posted January 31, 2008 Report Share Posted January 31, 2008 One mate has had 2, one has had 1. I shall never be buying one, they all developed skippage within about 2 months from new! No amount of stripping and cleaning and fettling sorted them.What were they doing to them? I've got one Eno that's about 3rd hand must be atleast 4 years old an still works absolutely spot on, I haven't serviced it in 2 years an I've got a new Eno on my monty an again that's run without a hitch for about 9 months, obviously you'll get the odd click where it hasnt quite engaged properly every once in a blue moon but you'll get that with every freewheel. I can't quite understand how it's possible to ruin 3 Eno's? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muel Posted January 31, 2008 Report Share Posted January 31, 2008 Maybe they didn't let them run in well enough?I dunno, next to my Tensile, they were just shocking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted February 1, 2008 Report Share Posted February 1, 2008 ...until the cage gets crushed/bent/wornDidn't for me at any point? It can only get bent if you run the freewheel loose, because it's held in place by the pair of races otherwise? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squeaky Posted February 4, 2008 Report Share Posted February 4, 2008 i would have a monty freewheel i think that they are brilliant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muel Posted February 4, 2008 Report Share Posted February 4, 2008 (edited) i would have a monty freewheel i think that they are brilliantI have both, Tensile is better by far.EDIT: So much so that I made a tool to remove the monty one, as I didn't have one and the shop was shut. I had a BB tool to do the Tensile with. Edited February 4, 2008 by El Muelio Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brick_top Posted February 4, 2008 Report Share Posted February 4, 2008 WI Eno Trials only. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muel Posted February 4, 2008 Report Share Posted February 4, 2008 WI Eno Trials only. There's been a few do that in the last few months, it must have been a duff batch, as they have been absolutely fine for the previous year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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