onza1 Posted December 23, 2010 Report Share Posted December 23, 2010 I'm stuck on what freewheels are and what they do Can some of you tell me please Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miles Mallinson Posted December 23, 2010 Report Share Posted December 23, 2010 In a nutshell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onza1 Posted December 23, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2010 So what does it atchully do all I can see is the thing spinning Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miles Mallinson Posted December 23, 2010 Report Share Posted December 23, 2010 It makes the wheel turn forward and lets you freewheel its just like a screw on single speed cog or sprocket. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CalopS Posted December 23, 2010 Report Share Posted December 23, 2010 In a nutshell Eno! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onza1 Posted December 23, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2010 So if I got a single speed kit then put one of these frewheel things on what would the advantage be? Sorry if it's stupid but I'm not quite getting it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bike_dummie Posted December 23, 2010 Report Share Posted December 23, 2010 Hi, a free wheel is just like the cassete on a hub just its single speed and the free hub and the gears are in one not separate you will need a hub like a echo sl or tr which is threaded.You can also have this on the front aswell as the rear just you will need a threaded crank this setup is mainly for trials but then you will need a fixed cog on the back.But if you have a a cassest on the back you can get a single speed kit with spaces and a splined cog.links below for examples: threaded hub a free wheel threaded crank threaded cog single speed conversion kit also a link for some the benefits of a front freewheel from when i got stumped a couple of days ago... what is/ what are the benefits of a front free wheel if you need any more help just ask i will be more than happy to help Adam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miles Mallinson Posted December 23, 2010 Report Share Posted December 23, 2010 No not really, what I meant was that this is the like a screw on single speed kit, you can use freewheels for the front or back depending what gear ratio you want. The advantage of having a freewheel on the front is for better ground clearance they mainly used on Mods and Stocks for natural terrain. Also another advantage is the weight and engagements of the freewheel compared to a normal mountain bike hub, engagement is like how long it takes for it to kick in so if its got a higher engagement like this trialtech freewheel: Trialtech Also the weight is a difference as freewheels and screw on hubs are normally lighter than quality freehub hubs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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