zoster Posted November 13, 2010 Report Share Posted November 13, 2010 hey! is there any 14t (or 13t) freewheel on the market that is good enough for trials, so that i could use it on the rear hub and put a 18t fixed cog on my trials cranks? i know that fw's below 16t have a different thread standard (smaller diameter), but i don't mind that since i have a fixed hub that has both standards on it. (i know there are the inspired bashguard and the 23Tcog from trialtech, but i think the prices are exaggerated for these so i want another option..) thanks ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted November 13, 2010 Report Share Posted November 13, 2010 They're pretty sketchy, and you're going to get 36 engagement points at maximum. The ACS freewheels seem better than most, but at that sort of size they're all going to be a bit dicey because of the size of the internals. I'd say the Trialtech sprocket was fairly priced, IMO. The prices for those sprockets are pretty much £1 per tooth which gives a fair price if you're buying, say, a 15t sprocket which should cost less than a big 23t sprocket. Most other manufacturers (e.g. Surly) operate with a similar system too. The bashring isn't cheap, but also it isn't really that small... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoster Posted November 13, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2010 They're pretty sketchy, and you're going to get 36 engagement points at maximum. The ACS freewheels seem better than most, but at that sort of size they're all going to be a bit dicey because of the size of the internals. I'd say the Trialtech sprocket was fairly priced, IMO. The prices for those sprockets are pretty much £1 per tooth which gives a fair price if you're buying, say, a 15t sprocket which should cost less than a big 23t sprocket. Most other manufacturers (e.g. Surly) operate with a similar system too. The bashring isn't cheap, but also it isn't really that small... ok, thanks! i'll probably just go with the holzfeller cranks that i already got at a great price from this forum (i will have a 24/18 ratio which should be pretty great, a bit harder then my previous 18/14 and somewhere between what you respectively stan have). i will probably be adding about 300g to the setup which i really hope i won't notice too much. The thing is, since i am not going big, i could get away with with lighter setups, yet i am pretty tired of having my pants eaten by the ffw, and i could use some extra momentum by having the ratchet system on the back (plus if i continue to use a ffw, i will add some extra drag due tot the spoke tensioner i intend to use on my upcoming frame)... meh, checking my options... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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