scott21 Posted January 21, 2009 Report Share Posted January 21, 2009 Hi there i was wondering if you could help me please i want to run front freewheel will i be able to take the freewheel of the back wheel and put it on to the cranks then purchase a fixed 12t for the backcheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam-Griffin Posted January 21, 2009 Report Share Posted January 21, 2009 What's your current setup ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomm Posted January 21, 2009 Report Share Posted January 21, 2009 If you have horizontal dropouts, I don't see why it wouldn't. On the other hand... why?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reinis. Posted January 21, 2009 Report Share Posted January 21, 2009 I did this. I had my monty freewheel on my VIZ hub with some shimano cranks. Then I bought a 15T cog and echo cranks, took the freewheel off and put it on the crank That was on a stock bike, by the way, but I can't see it not working on a mod Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott21 Posted January 21, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2009 What's your current setup ?I think its 22 front and 18 back its on a mod. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron.Tottman Posted January 21, 2009 Report Share Posted January 21, 2009 I think its 22 front and 18 back its on a mod.should work but the thred on the free wheel will be reversed when you put it onto the cranks and might come loose when riding!!!did that once on my old t-pro.i'd get a tensile free wheel (or something similar) with a reversed thred. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forteh Posted January 21, 2009 Report Share Posted January 21, 2009 If its 22t on the front its almost bound to be a 4 or 5 bolt ring, in which case you wont be able to screw your freewheel on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott21 Posted January 21, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2009 If its 22t on the front its almost bound to be a 4 or 5 bolt ring, in which case you wont be able to screw your freewheel on.I will also purchase new cranks and bash ring and 12t Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forteh Posted January 21, 2009 Report Share Posted January 21, 2009 I will also purchase new cranks and bash ring and 12tIf youre buying new cranks then yeah it should work fine, just be aware of the lockring coming undone, I believe this only affects certain freewheels though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott21 Posted January 21, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2009 If youre buying new cranks then yeah it should work fine, just be aware of the lockring coming undone, I believe this only affects certain freewheels though will tensile be ok to use Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron.Tottman Posted January 21, 2009 Report Share Posted January 21, 2009 (edited) will tensile be ok to use should run great! tensile runs on reverse thred. it's designed for cranks. Edited January 21, 2009 by Aaron.gloster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Dark Posted January 21, 2009 Report Share Posted January 21, 2009 should run great! tensile runs on reverse thred. it's designed for cranks.ah depends if its the reverse thread version...as there was one designed solely for rear use witha standard thread lockring Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psycholist Posted January 21, 2009 Report Share Posted January 21, 2009 Freewheels are the same whether you use them on the front or the back, they're all on 1.37" right hand threads, so the only problem you might have is if your BB axle is too short to allow clearance for the freewheel on the front when you change cranks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revolver Posted January 21, 2009 Report Share Posted January 21, 2009 What's this reverse thread shit?I had an eno, it was on the back, and it was on tight.Supercycles took it off for me, and I put it on the front, where it was also tight.It never came undone.The lockring came undone as a FFW though, so I put locktite on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomN Posted January 22, 2009 Report Share Posted January 22, 2009 Either way just tighten the lock ring every so often just in case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julius Czar Posted January 22, 2009 Report Share Posted January 22, 2009 Yes, it will. I did it with my try all on my viz wheel, then i got some new cranks and put it on there, works fine.Kiwi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonMack Posted January 22, 2009 Report Share Posted January 22, 2009 should work but the thred on the free wheel will be reversed when you put it onto the cranks and might come loose when riding!!!No it wont.Freewheels are the same whether you use them on the front or the back, they're all on 1.37" right hand threads, so the only problem you might have is if your BB axle is too short to allow clearance for the freewheel on the front when you change cranks.TrueWhat's this reverse thread shit?I had an eno, it was on the back, and it was on tight.Supercycles took it off for me, and I put it on the front, where it was also tight.It never came undone.Exactly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JT! Posted January 23, 2009 Report Share Posted January 23, 2009 ENO's have sealed bearings and apparently that's why they don't come undone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigamac Posted January 24, 2009 Report Share Posted January 24, 2009 Can no-one see he was riding a t-vee.So presuming its the freewheel off that?To be honest don't use that freewheel.I used mine from my t-bird (presuming similar cheap freewheel) and when i changing it to front it locked up after 20 minutes of riding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex@Flawless Bikes Posted January 25, 2009 Report Share Posted January 25, 2009 should work but the thred on the free wheel will be reversed when you put it onto the cranks and might come loose when riding!!!did that once on my old t-pro.i'd get a tensile free wheel (or something similar) with a reversed thred. This is true you can get different threads on a tensile and if you couldn't then why on the box does it have if it is for front and rear! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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