Dr.scratchensniff Posted November 26, 2009 Report Share Posted November 26, 2009 I haven't been running my ENO for long but it gets my vote. Engages quickly and perfectly every time.It's what I'll be putting on any bike I buy in the future anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake. Posted November 26, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 26, 2009 (edited) My Eno was generally quite a lot of hassle to maintain. It just seemed like it needed to be stripped and serviced a bit more frequently than I'd have liked, but engagement wise it was pretty much spot on all the time.I've been running the Tensile 96-click freewheel for 2 months now and it's been pretty faultless. Before I flushed the grease out it skipped a bit riding around the car park, but once the grease was gone (easily done with a can of GT-85) it's been amazing. If you're not keen on the Tensile though, there's the Echo SL freewheel. Ali's had his on for quite a while now and I haven't seen it once skip, or even make any kind of unpleasant noises at all. It's been plain sailing the whole way. We had a big box of them turn up here today too, and just handling them they feel significantly higher quality than other super high engagement freewheels like the 108.9 (felt way, way better than that one - Ads swapped from the 108.9 to the SL today and when you compared the action of both freewheels, the SL was noticeably smoother and had a much more positive engagement feel). Out of all the ones out there, I'd recommend that one any day.There's actually a reasonable difference which you feel most riding natural, where you often have to have your cranks at weirder angles than on street simply due to the angle of the terrain you're riding. You can feel it going from the Tensile 96 to the SL in any case. I just got back into the office from having a roll around the course in the warehouse with my new SL freewheel on and it does feel super nice.Regarding spare parts 'n' stuff, the Tensile freewheels are fully serviceable and have replacement parts too, so that's not such an Eno exclusive any more.Wow thanks a lot Mark!So in your opinion the Echo SL is the best? (Just making sure)Edit: You seem to be one of the only people who say Echo SL, lots of people seem to be giving ENO their vote... I'm not sure anymore! Edited November 26, 2009 by OnzaKid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.Wood Posted November 26, 2009 Report Share Posted November 26, 2009 Well I said SL but no one listens to me... Only seen 1 SL break, have run about 3 ENOs in my time, all have been great. I'm swapping my ENO for an SL though, and they're cheaper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted November 27, 2009 Report Share Posted November 27, 2009 The Echo SL freewheel is lighter, cheaper, easier to maintain and has more engagement points, whilst still being very, very reliable. It's a pretty good solution! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake. Posted November 29, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 29, 2009 The Echo SL freewheel is lighter, cheaper, easier to maintain and has more engagement points, whilst still being very, very reliable. It's a pretty good solution!Sounds like I'm getting Echo SL then Thanks everybody! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukasMcNeal Posted November 29, 2009 Report Share Posted November 29, 2009 Sounds like I'm getting Echo SL then Thanks everybody!They are really good my friend has one and it is also nice and loud Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Bob Posted November 29, 2009 Report Share Posted November 29, 2009 http://tartybikes.co.uk/product.php?produc...;category_id=16Try all just is great, never skipped or given me a problem ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt_Thibeau Posted November 29, 2009 Report Share Posted November 29, 2009 (edited) Youtube Video -> Original Video All I got to say about Try all freewheels I think eno, tensile , echo sl , and monty are all really good Edited November 29, 2009 by Matt_Thibeau Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake. Posted November 29, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 29, 2009 Youtube Video -> Original Video All I got to say about Try all freewheels I think eno, tensile , echo sl , and monty are all really goodJeez how did that happen?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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