tobbiiee Posted June 21, 2010 Report Share Posted June 21, 2010 Was out riding on my new 96 Tensile freewheel for the first time. brand new fitted, two hours earlier. Makes a sidhop to rear and "BOOOM" ... Takes it apart ... Only One pawl was left intact, the othes was completely broken Just wanted to see if any more had bad experience with these freewheels ..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmusson Posted June 22, 2010 Report Share Posted June 22, 2010 Had mine a month and its been fine. my friend has had one for 2/3 months and he has broke one of ther pawls in it,they are repairable. I would email joe poyzer @ onza and see what he says if it was me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie_Trials Posted June 22, 2010 Report Share Posted June 22, 2010 Brother had one the other day too What bb you running, the skf ones aren't supposed to be used with them, well that's what it says on tartybikes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trialsmax04 Posted June 22, 2010 Report Share Posted June 22, 2010 i bought one ages ago and its been faultless. Maybe just a bad batch? I had a 60click that exploaed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aener Posted June 22, 2010 Report Share Posted June 22, 2010 A batch of 60-clicks didn't get heat-treated, and so exploded. Dunno about the 96's though. Had mine 2-3 months and it's been perfect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peggysue Posted June 22, 2010 Report Share Posted June 22, 2010 Was out riding on my new 96 Tensile freewheel for the first time. brand new fitted, two hours earlier. Makes a sidhop to rear and "BOOOM" ... Takes it apart ... Only One pawl was left intact, the othes was completely broken Just wanted to see if any more had bad experience with these freewheels ..... strange dude.... cant see how 5 pawls could die like that after 2 hours ... i can imagine if the lockring wasnt tight that it could explode pieces everywhere , but nothing that couldnt be put back together . mine came loose when i first got it but loctite helped that out , and until recently i broke my first pawl . as long as you keep the lockring tight you shouldnt have any problems . they are seriously strong freewheels and 3 of my mates have now bought them after seeing what kind of punishment ive given mine . if your pawls really have destroyed themselves then i would get onto onza Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Scarlet Posted June 22, 2010 Report Share Posted June 22, 2010 Have had my 96 click for just under a month (I barely have had the time to ride it too), and it gained a ridiculously tight spot in the freewheel. As I was at a demo I had to flush it out with some WD-40 which made it a lot better, but its still graunchy, will take it apart later and let you all know the verdict. I'm not very impressed so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theom Posted June 23, 2010 Report Share Posted June 23, 2010 Have had my 96 click for just under a month (I barely have had the time to ride it too), and it gained a ridiculously tight spot in the freewheel. As I was at a demo I had to flush it out with some WD-40 which made it a lot better, but its still graunchy, will take it apart later and let you all know the verdict. I'm not very impressed so far. Mine did this, dont rate these freewheels at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alle.C Posted July 10, 2010 Report Share Posted July 10, 2010 what does all that 60 / 96-click means Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted July 11, 2010 Report Share Posted July 11, 2010 Tensile make two freewheels, one with 60 engagements and one with 96 - hence "60 click" or "96 click". These freewheels seem to have some thicker lube in them when they're new compared to, say, the Try-All108.9 or Echo SL, so if you don't flush them out with some GT-85 or something similar they're more likely to skip. Each time they skip they usually lose a bit of material off the tips of the pawls, and as a result they become more likely to skip in future. So yeah, when new, spray some GT-85 in there and spin your cranks around for a while to work it in. You'll notice a big difference in the noise they make, and it should mean they last longer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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