echoteam!! Posted February 15, 2006 Report Share Posted February 15, 2006 hey just need some of your opinions front freewheel or rear profile/chris king (20inch) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trials Boy Posted February 15, 2006 Report Share Posted February 15, 2006 (edited) IMO i'd say Profile overfront freewheel anyday.It looks better and rides nicer IMO, but costs more. If money doesn't matter go for the Profile. Edited February 15, 2006 by Trials Boy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr-monty Posted February 15, 2006 Report Share Posted February 15, 2006 Front free wheel with a eno 72 ingaments or if you are made of money a rear bmx king hub don't wast your time with a profile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Connor Posted February 15, 2006 Report Share Posted February 15, 2006 Get a chris king if you have the money my friend has one and there the best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoNnY__Mc Posted February 15, 2006 Report Share Posted February 15, 2006 i would go for the eno front freewheel to be honest... no point in spending that extra uneeded money on something that has pretty much the same performance (engagements) or if u can wait why not go for the new tensile freewheel when that comes out? 60 eps for £30... bargain Jonny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
011001000110010101110010 Posted February 15, 2006 Report Share Posted February 15, 2006 Chris kings are better than profiles, but they are not £150 pounds better (the price difference between the two). Go for a profile, cheap and it will survive alot longer than a king. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaffacakes Posted February 15, 2006 Report Share Posted February 15, 2006 (edited) i would go for the eno front freewheel to be honest... no point in spending that extra uneeded money on something that has pretty much the same performance (engagements) or if u can wait why not go for the new tensile freewheel when that comes out? 60 eps for £30... bargain JonnyThat's a good point. 20 more engagements and under 20% of the price of a profile. I personally if i had the money would go for a chris king, even though it is un needed and a waste of money. but I would go for a ENO over a profile though, It has more engagements and is so easy to service and take off since its not all tied into your wheel, and you don't hear any bad stories about how they have broke or keep constantly skipping unlike a profile. Me and my mate have Eno's and they rock, as long as they are serviced and cleaned out properly they are amazing.I can see the point in having a cassette hub on a stock but it just seems a bit pointless on a mod to be honest. Unless its a king . Edited February 15, 2006 by Jaffacakes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Kearns Posted February 15, 2006 Report Share Posted February 15, 2006 Well personally i would go for the profile, looks great, sound great (alot nicer than the chris king imo), and rides very smooth. The way i look at it is whats the point is spending £300 on a chris king when you can get the profile, there is no point it may say it has more engagment points but i have ridden both and they both feel exactly the same to me. But at the end of the day the choice is yours.Dan !p.s - Stay away from front freewheel, never been a big fan of it, dont ask why because i am not sure just never liked it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onzatprodude Posted February 15, 2006 Report Share Posted February 15, 2006 i would go for the eno front freewheel to be honest... no point in spending that extra uneeded money on something that has pretty much the same performance (engagements) or if u can wait why not go for the new tensile freewheel when that comes out? 60 eps for £30... bargain Jonnysorry this is abit off topic but didnt want to start a new topicbut could anyone tell me when the tensile freewheel is out? and has anyone on trials forum tried/tested them? and whats your opinions on them?cheers fergie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
echoteam!! Posted February 15, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2006 i would go for the eno front freewheel to be honest... no point in spending that extra uneeded money on something that has pretty much the same performance (engagements) or if u can wait why not go for the new tensile freewheel when that comes out? 60 eps for £30... bargain Jonnyyeah that was kinda what i was thinking i was just getting confused as everyone seems to be going rear profiles and chris kings and saying there better. I personly think that its alot of money to spend on something which does the same thing as a front freewheel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Poyzer @ Onza Posted February 15, 2006 Report Share Posted February 15, 2006 yeah that was kinda what i was thinking i was just getting confused as everyone seems to be going rear profiles and chris kings and saying there better. I personly think that its alot of money to spend on something which does the same thing as a front freewheel.Tensile Freewheel available in March. Final picture now on www.onza.com. Onzaboy Mark has been testing final prototype recently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Greenan!!!!!!!!!! Posted February 15, 2006 Report Share Posted February 15, 2006 Bit off topic but mike do you know when the tensile pads are coming out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JT! Posted February 15, 2006 Report Share Posted February 15, 2006 p.s - Stay away from front freewheel, never been a big fan of it, dont ask why because i am not sure just never liked it.Why?It's basicly how much your willing to spend. It's pritty much an established fact that a profile is better than an eno. but ones cheaper and easier to fit.Kings are better than profiles, but they are soooo much more expensive no one bothers with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan6061 Posted February 15, 2006 Report Share Posted February 15, 2006 If you have the money - CK If not, Profile From my experiance with front freewheels, they work well (I had an ACS) surprisingly enough, it didn't come loose for me (loose when I got bike back), and skipped a few times, but nothing major. Only bad thing is, is that they're always hungry and love eating jeans, work trousers, school trousers etc. Just got my profile on today, and it is looovvvvveeeeellllllyyyy. It's second hand, so it's already bedded in. But from brand new they do skip, but once they've made themselves at home, they're fine But if you go for a frontfreewheel, go for the Trials ENO. 72ep reverse thread lockring ACS's are ok, as long as you coat it in WD40 etc, and locktite the lockring It's your choice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swize Posted February 15, 2006 Report Share Posted February 15, 2006 Why?It's basicly how much your willing to spend. It's pritty much an established fact that a profile is better than an eno. but ones cheaper and easier to fit.Kings are better than profiles, but they are soooo much more expensive no one bothers with them.I don't really think the Eno is easyer to fit than the profile..But yer mostly depends on how much cash you have to spend unless someone has to much money and buys a king because they come in cool colours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan6061 Posted February 15, 2006 Report Share Posted February 15, 2006 But yer mostly depends on how much cash you have to spend unless someone has to much money and buys a king because they come in cool colours. So do Profiles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poopipe Posted February 15, 2006 Report Share Posted February 15, 2006 (edited) just to clear up the odd point...eno has 72 eps profile has 48 epsking has 72 epswhen fitted they give you - at the pedals, on a mod with 18/12 gearing...eno 72profile 72king 108if you have £400 ( call it £500 if you're building a wheel and currently have FFW) for a rear hub then get a kingif you have £170 (call it £270 if you're building a wheel and currently have FFW) for a rear hub then get a profileif you have £85 get an enoeno's absolutely piss on ACS claws - period. Edited February 15, 2006 by poopipe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JT! Posted February 15, 2006 Report Share Posted February 15, 2006 I don't really think the Eno is easyer to fit than the profile..EnoPull of the crank arm, unscrew off the old freewheel, screw on the new freewheel, put the crankarm back on, ride.ProfileRemove the back wheel, take the tyre, tube and tape off. Unlace the wheel, re-lace the whole wheel with the new hub on, put all the tyre and shit back on, but the back wheel on, ride.Which seems easier? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlynnP Posted February 15, 2006 Report Share Posted February 15, 2006 (edited) well this has helped me out as well and looks like i will be going for 1 of those new tensile freehwheels wen they come out better than a acs ( which i have been running atm havnt had much problems with them apart from you need a tool to get them on ) but this new 1 wow wat a bargin £30 60 engagements and all you need to take it off is a bottom bracket tool at last a company that makes some thing simply and you dont need a million tool s for each part on your bike.Edit: P.S a eno is much easier to fit than a hub Edited February 15, 2006 by RealRiding Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan6061 Posted February 15, 2006 Report Share Posted February 15, 2006 when fitted they give you - at the pedals, on a mod with 18/12 gearing...eno 72profile 72king 108 Not argueing/starting or anything..just curious.. How does that work? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Backgren Posted February 15, 2006 Report Share Posted February 15, 2006 The gearing makes it work out like that. 18:12 is the same ratio as 3:2, which means that every crank rotation will move the front cog 1 full rotation, but the rear will move 1.5 rotations ( i think...) Get me? I could explain it way more detailed, but I hope that helped for now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JT! Posted February 15, 2006 Report Share Posted February 15, 2006 which i have been running atm havnt had much problems with them apart from you need a tool to get them onYou need a tool to get them off, but to put them on you just screw them on and they tighten as you pedal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlynnP Posted February 15, 2006 Report Share Posted February 15, 2006 ok sorry yes lol i meant just off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Connor Posted February 15, 2006 Report Share Posted February 15, 2006 ayup wondering about that 108ep at pedals and i was wondering i run an eno on the rear does this mean i have 108 at pedals? 18-22 ratio Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poopipe Posted February 16, 2006 Report Share Posted February 16, 2006 ayup wondering about that 108ep at pedals and i was wondering i run an eno on the rear does this mean i have 108 at pedals? 18-22 ratiothat gives you 88 eps22/18 = 1.222222222222 etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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