Dupree81 Posted February 14, 2011 Report Share Posted February 14, 2011 hi just built my first custom ride, for street use, a stock because street 2010, loaded with hope parts, i have the option for having the freewheel on the back or the front? would like to know if there are any benefits of having the freewheel on the cranks? or doesn't it matter what way round you do it? thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.Wood Posted February 14, 2011 Report Share Posted February 14, 2011 Front, moved the weight to the centre, easier to change in a comp and is the 'norm' for trials bikes these days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PebbleWrestler Posted February 15, 2011 Report Share Posted February 15, 2011 been wondering about this myself, i know a lot of old school guys swear by kings...what is the difference in feel, exactly?? i know weight more to the center with a ffw setup, but is that really the only main difference? please excuse the cluelessness of my question.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j-bonham@hotmail.com Posted February 15, 2011 Report Share Posted February 15, 2011 been wondering about this myself, i know a lot of old school guys swear by kings...what is the difference in feel, exactly?? i know weight more to the center with a ffw setup, but is that really the only main difference? please excuse the cluelessness of my question.. i had a king on my mod before i moved to FFW... with the FFW it feels more responsive and flicky. it also usually works out lighter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshBurkett Posted February 16, 2011 Report Share Posted February 16, 2011 hi just built my first custom ride, for street use, a stock because street 2010, loaded with hope parts, i have the option for having the freewheel on the back or the front? would like to know if there are any benefits of having the freewheel on the cranks? or doesn't it matter what way round you do it? thanks If you do go FFW dont get a cheapo they just blow up and you cant service them. I popped 2 enos and bedded them in perfect just stick with a ti profile and srvice it regually is good on the wait side to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD™ Posted February 16, 2011 Report Share Posted February 16, 2011 Don't forget that if you do any street stuff where you're removing your feet then the cranks will spin when the rear wheel spins - not ideal for knowing where they're going to be when you land! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sstein Posted February 17, 2011 Report Share Posted February 17, 2011 I also find that if you tend to go for 180s with any sort of speed freewhweels dont cope nearly as well as freehubs. (though both will manage, just freehubs feel nicer for fakies and reverts in my opinion) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.KYDD Posted February 17, 2011 Report Share Posted February 17, 2011 For streety, spinny riding, i'd stick to rear freehub. For pure trials use definitely ffw. 18-15 has become the gearing of choice for 90% of stock riders and that setup is only really possible with a freewheel if you run it on the cranks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WIGAN ?? Posted February 17, 2011 Report Share Posted February 17, 2011 iv just today gone back to pro2 from a ffw, cant really feel the difference in where the weight is if im honest, only reason i got rid of it though is because the chain would go round and make an awfull noise and it used to drive me insane, not a problem with ffw though, just me being a fanny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dupree81 Posted February 17, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2011 OK Ive read your replies thank you, maybe i didn't explain to well i like what Ive read so far, I'm a newbie so have to bear with me a Little, this has got my attention: JD™ Posted Yesterday, 10:02 AM Don't forget that if you do any street stuff where you're removing your feet then the cranks will spin when the rear wheel spins - not ideal for knowing where they're going to be when you land! the style of riding i want to learn is very smiler to Danny mac and Ali c, but what to do it on a 26", foot jams, tail whips, will a front freewheel benefit there or best to keep the free hub? thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isitafox Posted February 17, 2011 Report Share Posted February 17, 2011 OK Ive read your replies thank you, maybe i didn't explain to well i like what Ive read so far, I'm a newbie so have to bear with me a Little, this has got my attention: JD™ Posted Yesterday, 10:02 AM Don't forget that if you do any street stuff where you're removing your feet then the cranks will spin when the rear wheel spins - not ideal for knowing where they're going to be when you land! the style of riding i want to learn is very smiler to Danny mac and Ali c, but what to do it on a 26", foot jams, tail whips, will a front freewheel benefit there or best to keep the free hub? thank you Freehub for that kind of thing definately Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD™ Posted February 17, 2011 Report Share Posted February 17, 2011 I'd definitely recommend sticking with a rear freehub then, you'll notice that none* of the decent street style riders use a FFW and that's definitely for a reason - they'd use FFW if the benefits outweighed the drawbacks. *to my knowledge anyway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WIGAN ?? Posted February 17, 2011 Report Share Posted February 17, 2011 also freewheels only come in like 18 tooth max, so thers no way youd be able to get a decent gearing for streety stuff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dupree81 Posted February 17, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2011 (edited) thanks people, been very helpful, going to stick to rear freewheel i think, 2 weeks left on my build so be riding again soon complete newbie so hopefully meet some of you guys out there, till then! Edited February 17, 2011 by Dupree81 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zetec S Posted February 17, 2011 Report Share Posted February 17, 2011 I prefer rear cassette/freewheel but then i used to be a bmx'er! i've had loads of trouble with crappy front free wheels (lock ring kept going loose, can be spot welded but still) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sstein Posted February 17, 2011 Report Share Posted February 17, 2011 also freewheels only come in like 18 tooth max, so thers no way youd be able to get a decent gearing for streety stuff if you are riding street trials 18:15 would be fine, there is no way I would ever go lower than 18:13 for street trials so it should be fine in that respect. just not great because the cranks keep spinning when you take your feet off, the chain will drag your trousers in if you are not careful and it feels rank for streetier stuff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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