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BMX General => BMX Chat => Topic started by: lazychubs on August 16, 2008, 03:25 PM
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why are these so shiat now adays
as just had to replace bailee's for the 3rd time in 4 months
1st seized solid 2nd started to seize
and now the 3rd one been on ten mins is clicking under pressure
all oiled b4 use too :rant:
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they are just junk rhys
find an older shimano
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i know dan was gonna rob the one of me graph tuffs
but change me mind lol
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I use ACS Claws
Nick has em on his race wheels and spare wheels and i have one on my cruiser...... Nick loves the loud clicking too.......... :smitten:
15 quid each and i have had no probs ...even with him racing and training all season.
Matt
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matt the clicking is fine but this is a wierd noise
sounds like theres no bearings lol
or a grifter stuck in 3rd gear clicking
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I know what you mean ........... the ACS click loudly is all so Nick loves em. ( Loud clicking from freewheel is good for kids.)
I know the noise you mean as i changed my cruiser freewheel because of the horrible clonking noise coming from it.......... 2 months old.
Cheap generic crap unfortunately.
Matt
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i still run a suntour freewheel on the cruiser and its 15yrs old :daumenhoch:
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ive never had any probs and im fat lol
but bailee is only 5 and destroyed 3 freewheels already lol
may get him a casette hub soon
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silent shimano :smitten: :smitten: :smitten: :smitten: :smitten:
i now run a mini profile and i need ear plugs the clicking is soooo loud
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Rhys, Harrison runs a 13t Odyssey freewheel had no problems, I clean it out with wd40 every so often and then run teflon oil into it. Was thinking about a cassette for him to go smaller but as it is 30-13; chain hits the brake.
If Bailee's is a flip/flop and caliper brake you can even get 12t freewheels.
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REET I HAVE HAD A FEW XPLODE ON ME
1ST UP
SHIMANO,,,,TOTAL CRAP PEDALIN UP HILL AND WENT BANG ,,,,OVER THE BARS I WENT
SUNTOUR ,,,BIT BETTER BUT STRANGE NOISES UNDER LOAD
ACS CLAWS ,,,NOW WE ARE GETTIN THERE ,,,STILL HAD 1 GO BANG ON THE GATE AT HARTLEPOOL
THE ONLY 1 THAT I CAN TRULY SING PRAISES FOR IS A WHITE IND NEO FREEWHEEL ,,£60 STILL GOIN STRONG AFTYER A SEASON AND GOIN TO AND FROM WORK ON IT
RUSS
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ive always used a shimano one with no probs and there silent too :daumenhoch:
i hate clicking cassettes hence why i put a load of copper grease in mine, spun it a few times and wiped away the excess and now its so much quieter
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get him a coaster ffs
job done
Dave
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get him a coaster ffs
job done
Dave
dave i had to remove the coaster brake as he kept braking when riding lol
but i will put it back on soon as hes trying to do fakies
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gotta say the Claws are good freewheels you can feel the quality, sayin that tho all bikes i race (barr 1) have the £5 DB (dicta) ones from halfords on, i never clean them or oil them (much to dan dares despair) they are full of shite as you can here it and they just keep going and going, never had one slip, click or fook up yet. shimanos are crap, were crap BITD too but looked nice, suntours are far superior but not a patch on the claws but like i said the dicta ones have been good to me and they have been makin freewheels for a long time so they should be
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:) Ran a few AC Racing freewheels,OK while they lasted but blew up 2 in 4 months.
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:) Ran a few AC Racing freewheels,OK while they lasted but blew up 2 in 4 months.
there ya go, fook it! go to halfords :daumenhoch: :LolLolLolLol:
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one was from halfords lasted 4 hrs if that lol
chucked him over the bars when it froze solid
as he was riding into the mini at rom
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NOS shimano 16t coming your way, click free and solid.
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NOS shimano 16t coming your way, click free and solid.
cheers john :daumenhoch:
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why are these so shiat now adays
as just had to replace bailee's for the 3rd time in 4 months
1st seized solid 2nd started to seize
and now the 3rd one been on ten mins is clicking under pressure
all oiled b4 use too :rant:
sorry if it sounds patronising, but what do you mean by 'oil'
theres never any need to oil a freewheel, if any form of thin oil gets into the freewheel it'll strip the internal grease.
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every one ive had as been grease free
so use 3in 1 oil or air tool oil
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every one ive had as been grease free
so use 3in 1 oil or air tool oil
I cant imagine what kind of freewheels come without grease?
Go for ACS, Shimano or if your feeling rich, a white industries.
Stay away from dicta and unbranded stuff.
Ive found old beaten up rust survivors 20+ years old.
The shimano freewheel has always still worked perfectly.
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yeah john is sending me a shimano one