Si Posted December 18, 2019 Report Share Posted December 18, 2019 Hi Guys, Long time member returning to trials after a 15 year hiatus. I recently bought myself an Onza T-Bird off ebay for a steal, it's great to reminisce as I had one of them back in 2004! The biggest issue I have is that the standard freewheel has what feels like 6 engagement points and it isn't helping my sub standard skills. What do people recommend these days? A favourite before was an ACS Claws but they don't seem to be about these days? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Dark Posted December 18, 2019 Report Share Posted December 18, 2019 Acs claw are long gone for trials use (32ep). Common favourite now are the echo SL/ TR freewheels (108ep) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Si Posted December 18, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2019 Is there a particular difference between the SR/TL? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Dark Posted December 18, 2019 Report Share Posted December 18, 2019 It seems they've changed the names again; there's no TR anymore just an SL. https://www.tartybikes.co.uk/complete_freewheels/echo_sl_108_screw_on/c16p10864.html?pos=1205&search_params=YTo3OntzOjEyOiJjYXRlZ29yeV9pZHMiO2E6MTp7aTowO3M6MjoiMTYiO31zOjE2OiJjYXRlZ29yeV9yZWN1cnNlIjtiOjE7czo4OiJrZXl3b3JkcyI7czowOiIiO3M6OToiYnJhbmRfaWRzIjtOO3M6NDoibW9kZSI7czozOiJhbGwiO3M6NDoic29ydCI7czo5OiJwcmljZV9hc2MiO3M6MTA6ImNvdW50cnlfaWQiO3M6MToiMSI7fQ%3D%3D You can also get a titanium version too, but they've been known to be weaker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Si Posted December 19, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2019 Thanks. Are the Jitsie ones any good? I’m a little reluctant to pay £60 for a freewheel at the moment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Dark Posted December 21, 2019 Report Share Posted December 21, 2019 No idea , I’d personally wait or get a secondhand echo freewheel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted December 21, 2019 Report Share Posted December 21, 2019 If you mean the Jitsie 108.9s, they seem good The springs are upgraded compared to the older generic 108.9 freewheels so they appear to be durable. The 72-click ones are decent too, although will obviously offer a bit less performance in comparison. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gage-mann Posted December 21, 2019 Report Share Posted December 21, 2019 Definitely jitsie, I’ve never had problems with them compared to the several echo freewheels I’ve had over the years Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Si Posted December 22, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2019 I might give them a go, if I’m honest the best freewheel I had was the ACS claws and they were only 36 engagement points IIRC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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