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Switching To A Front Freewheel


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Okay something that I am considering for the future is to switch to a front freewheel on my Onza T-Vee, maybe not anytime soon but I want to work out a cost effective method of doing it. Perhaps when If I get a new frame for christmas I could, as its a good excuse to change my cranks because the T-bird cranks would look horrible.

Anyways, at the moment I have an Onza T-Vee (07), it has the standard square taper T-Bird cranks, but I want to know if I can put my standard rear Dicta 18T freewheel on the front, then change the rear hub to one that has a sprocket. Would I be able to do this.

I mean I think I'll change the cranks sometime anyways, because the Onza ones look crap imo, but I want to know if I can change to a front freewheel without my pants being pulled down over the price.

Thanks,

Tom

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I wouldn't advise using a Dicta freewheel on the front, as it would come loose all the time, and they're just not good. :P

Get a Tensile freewheel, enough engagments, around £30 aswell I think. Then have a look about for some 2nd hand front-freewheel cranks.

Or get some new, Echo 6061 crankls for £52...

Then you'd need a 12t fixed cog on the back, they're about £10.

With all that, it'd be £92 at the most.

If you can get some 2nd hand stuff, I guess it'd be around £50 maximum. (Y)

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Hmn, thanks for the input Dan.

So I take it that the standard cranks don't have the front freewheel option, I had my eye on the Echo cranks anyways. B)

To get a fixed cog on the rear, would I need to change my freewheel? or would it just slip on/whatever it does?

Thanks,

EDIT: *Would I need to change my rear hub* Not freewheel =S

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To be honest you are better of buying a new bike, I you ar going to put all these bt on it...

FFW does make a difference to the looks and some to the ride, the chain can be tighter because its closer to the chainstay etc, but I wouldn't do it, Keep the money, sell the T-VEE and but the T-PRO on here for £150, then all you need is a complete rebuild, a new bash plate (Or just ride uci), new brake lever, £15 on here, and your pretty much set.

Or save lots of moeny and get a brand new echo team or similar!

Ride it as it is, you will find that the geometry and the entire spec will hinder your riding far more than not having a ffw.

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Hmmn, I guess thats a different input to it.

See with my budget and things at the moment I find it much easier to buy bits at a time I mean if I switched to a front freewheel, I can just buy the cranks at first keeping with the freewheel on the back, then when I get more money I buy the new freewheel for the front and rear sprocket.

I mean to be honest, not many people are going to want an Onza T-Vee unless it is a starter bike, its just not worth the hassle of selling it to get another Onza.

I mean over time, I'd slowly build into a better bike, so its practical for a budget like mine.

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No you wouldn't need to change your rear hub as it's a fixed hub anyway. You would have to take off your freewheel which is on the back, put a 12 tooth sproket on there instead. Then buy a ' NEW' freewheel and whatever front freewheel cranks you can get.

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