ant Posted August 11, 2010 Report Share Posted August 11, 2010 Hey there i am just about to start building a new bike up after not riding for about 4 years. i used to ride with a King classic which never skipped on me, but i have seen alot of riders are now using freewheels, could anyone please tell me what would be the best setup for someone who is quite a heavy rider and does put some strain on the crank area. cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psycholist Posted August 11, 2010 Report Share Posted August 11, 2010 I'm about 90 kg and have no problems with a 108 click Echo freehweel and Trialtech cranks on an ISIS BB. The good news on the front freewheel cranks is that they're a pretty soft grade of aluminium, so they'll tend to lose threads rather than snap suddenly. Previous to that I ran Middleburns on an ISIS BB (I ran Middleburns on a square taper BB before that until I started snapping BB axles, I've never had an ISIS axle fail on me), but this was before the Hope Pro II trials hub was on the market in a reliable form, so the rear hub (Shimano XTR) was the weak point (I hadn't the cash to go Chris King and anything from Shimano short of XTR would fail at the freehub in months - the real problem was it was a 16 click hub, so crappy pick-up). If I was building a bike from scratch right now I'd go with the front freewheel setup I currently have - the pickup on it is better than any other setup I've seen that's strong enough for the job. Superstar and Industry Nine have 120 click hubs, but I broke a Superstar one riding XC (Their warranty support is excellent and I was told it was only the second of these hubs he'd ever seen fail, but they're definitely not up to trials use), not sure about Industry Nine, but they're not enough cheaper than Chris King to justify them over King hubs... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigjames Posted August 11, 2010 Report Share Posted August 11, 2010 Bigman was running a King last time i saw him as i beleive Nick Vaughn (Prawn) was or maybe it was a Pro 2. I'd still plump for either of those freehubs over a freewheel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ant Posted August 11, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 11, 2010 Bigman was running a King last time i saw him as i beleive Nick Vaughn (Prawn) was or maybe it was a Pro 2. I'd still plump for either of those freehubs over a freewheel. Yeah thanks i was thinking of getting a pro2 but just wanted to know a little more about freewheels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pengsmelly Posted August 11, 2010 Report Share Posted August 11, 2010 Well really i think it depends totally on what you ride. For MOD riders i think front freewheel is the way to go. But ye stock i think is better for freehub. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirt jumper jake Posted August 11, 2010 Report Share Posted August 11, 2010 Having ridden front freewheel and freehub on a stock, i would say i much prefer freehub. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ant Posted August 11, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 11, 2010 Thanks alot guy's i think im gonna go with the freehub, stick with what you know i think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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