ogre Posted February 18, 2006 Report Share Posted February 18, 2006 I've been looking at the two echo hubs, theres a fixed on a a freehub version could you please explain the difference and what you run with them, I'm realy unclear on it any help will be good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king_kennythe1st Posted February 18, 2006 Report Share Posted February 18, 2006 a fixed hub is where your hub is only able to accept the peddaling direction you peddle in. a free hub just enables you to stop peddaling/ peddle backwards without your bike braking or wanting to go in reverse. if your bike did not have a free hub at all, front or back, when u stopped peddaling or peddled backwards your wheel would either brake or go backwards. old school bmx;s did not have free hubs and to brake u simply stopped peddaling, this locked up the back wheel.front or rear freehub depends on your choice, but from what ive seen you can get better quality hubs with a rear freewheel, so i wud go for that. that dosnt mean its a better choice its just that rear freehubs seem better kit and have been proven on BMX for years Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt rushton Posted February 18, 2006 Report Share Posted February 18, 2006 a fixed hub is where your hub is only able to accept the peddaling direction you peddle in. a free hub just enables you to stop peddaling/ peddle backwards without your bike braking or wanting to go in reverse. if your bike did not have a free hub at all, front or back, when u stopped peddaling or peddled backwards your wheel would either brake or go backwards. old school bmx;s did not have free hubs and to brake u simply stopped peddaling, this locked up the back wheel.front or rear freehub depends on your choice, but from what ive seen you can get better quality hubs with a rear freewheel, so i wud go for that. that dosnt mean its a better choice its just that rear freehubs seem better kit and have been proven on BMX for yearsThats it in a nut shell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the judge Posted February 18, 2006 Report Share Posted February 18, 2006 The fixed hub has threads on it for you to either attach a fixed cog or a freewheel, whereas the freehub version is like a profile or a king with a built in freewheel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ogre Posted February 18, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2006 Could you do that in lamens terms, or better yet confirm that a fixed hub with a freewheel would work like a normal hub... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the judge Posted February 18, 2006 Report Share Posted February 18, 2006 A fixed hub with a freewheel would be like any other hub Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impacted. Posted February 18, 2006 Report Share Posted February 18, 2006 A fixed hub with a freewheel would be like any other hub Except... better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ogre Posted February 18, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2006 Thanks judge, so a freehub is basicly a hub with built in freewheel? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
011001000110010101110010 Posted February 18, 2006 Report Share Posted February 18, 2006 Yes! But you can access the internals of a freehub if you need to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ogre Posted February 18, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2006 But freewheels are only 10/15 quid, whats the point? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gavyn. Posted February 18, 2006 Report Share Posted February 18, 2006 (edited) the point is a ten to 20 quid freewheel will brake in a matter of days, Profiles are great they never skip or brake. Get one of them. Edited February 18, 2006 by Gavyn L Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the judge Posted February 18, 2006 Report Share Posted February 18, 2006 the point is a ten to 20 quid freewheel will brake in a matter of days, Profiles are great they never skip or brake. Get one of them.Many people run ACS freewheels which i think are only about 12 quid and they seem to last quite a long time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gavyn. Posted February 18, 2006 Report Share Posted February 18, 2006 Many people run ACS freewheels which i think are only about 12 quid and they seem to last quite a long timeacs freewheels are crap they take forever to engage and then they just skip. i hated them you could never trust them, with a profile you can trust it every time because mine has never skipped Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
011001000110010101110010 Posted February 19, 2006 Report Share Posted February 19, 2006 Running an ACS you are taking your life in your hands, buy a profile or at least an ENO or the new Tensile freewheel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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