Scoox Posted May 20, 2013 Report Share Posted May 20, 2013 (edited) I am trying to decide between a Because and a Neon rear hub for my new mod build. All my bikes up to now have had screw-on cogs and I've had zero problems, except that they are a bitch to unscrew (and then again it wasn't that hard with an old chain and a vice. I have a question though: a screw-on cog becomes tighter the more you use it, but is there a chance the cog might bite into the hub material and develop play? I can only imagine a splined cog becoming looser over time, common sense tells me there's no way it can get tighter! Does anyone here run a splined rear hub? Edited May 20, 2013 by Scoox Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.Wood Posted May 20, 2013 Report Share Posted May 20, 2013 I run a neon splined and have done for about 10 months and its been fine. The sprocket was pretty snug on there (had to be sorta levered on / off) and I did snap the original neon sprocket (tarty upgraded me to a trialtech), but its been play free and worked pretty faultlessly. I've stripped screw on threads before when riding and this is a much safer design imo. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoox Posted May 20, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 20, 2013 Cool I think I am just going to get one. When the sprocket snapped, was it very sudden or nice and "predictable"? Do you ride mod or stock? Also, I didn't realise the Neon spline was cross-compatible with other brands! That's friggin' great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.Wood Posted May 20, 2013 Report Share Posted May 20, 2013 Just made a noise, took a while for me to realise what it was... Similar to a spoke snapping or whatever. Didnt actually affect me at all, just checked my bike and saw it. I ride stock (18:15 gearing if that makes a difference). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoox Posted May 20, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 20, 2013 thanks man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aener Posted May 20, 2013 Report Share Posted May 20, 2013 I ran splined hubs/sprockets for a long time with zero issues. From my experience, they're just as reliable as each other, though the splined flavour has the benefit of not having threads to strip, and being MUCH easier to remove. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dezmtber Posted May 20, 2013 Report Share Posted May 20, 2013 I use splined its boss I use splined its boss I use splined its boss Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoox Posted May 20, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 20, 2013 Nice nice nice, I am all for splined hubs now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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