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Technical & Reference Section => Tech and Restoration => Topic started by: punkdSICO on September 15, 2011, 08:46 PM
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Hey all - Stupid Question Alert!!
I just got some super sexy wheels off a list member, advertised with a "freehub" (not a freewheel, which I am familier with). So, I just did a bit of googling to see what a freehub is and it seems to just be a variation of the freewheel idea, with a few design advantages thrown in. Is this correct?
My main question is: does a freehub mean you can adapt it to allow you to coast backwards without the pedals spinning?
These are my new wheels:
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/m120/gutterfabulous/rf11.jpg)
ta for any replies..
Paul
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No that will be a coaster or freecoaster, that will allow you to roll back with out the pedals turning.
I think a free hub is where the ratchet is built into the hub, not into the free wheel. Like most modern MTB/Road rear hubs & then you just select the size of sprocket you want :daumenhoch:
Hope this makes sense ???
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freehub
I can't see that very clearly, but that looks like a normal freewheel :-\
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freehub
I can't see that very clearly, but that looks like a normal freewheel :-\
Hey mate.. Yeah, I had read the wiki page, ta.
Its defo a freehub, just not a great picture.
Thanks for the info. I think I know understand what it is (just an alternative to a basic freewheel).
ta,
Paul
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A freehub is like a coaster brake (pedal back brake) but WITHOUT the brake action.
So you can roll backwards without the pedals moving.
The picture above shows a normal ratchet freewheel.
I have been riding on a freehub for 15 years now. Freecoaster is an old name for a freehub, back when coaster brakes were still in use.
Freehubs are big thick things, as they have the freehub guts in there, like a cassette hub.