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Total Uni
11-03-2006, 03:26 AM
My freind just got a Echo team and i was riding it around a lil and noticed i couldnt hear anything from the freewheel. Is there such thing as a silent freewheel? Seems pretty cool. That combined with dual disc and youd have a pretty quite trials bike.
Mat_P
11-03-2006, 03:48 AM
im worried now thats its a shimano or a dicta freewheel...which are shit.
when i got my monty i had a fuckin dicta on there and it was pretty quiet...then it decided it was a good idea to freespin both ways.
AgrAde
11-03-2006, 04:55 AM
loud freewheels are better freewheels. if they're quiet they probalby have crappy springs, little pawls or are full of grease. my freewheels go CLACK CLACK CLACK and i know they're engaging. peace of mind.

my bmx goes ZZZZZZZZZZZZ :love:
Spencer
12-07-2006, 05:57 PM
He was talking about my freewheel... I have noticed that sometimes when I pedal kick I hear a loud click and it skips a pawl or whatever its called.

Is it just a crappy freewheel or is it messed up?
This is my bike...
http://www.observedtrials.net/vb/showthread.php?t=23667

So it has a rear rim cracked in 2 places, a cracked frame, a dented in front rim and a freewheel that apparently has problems...maybe it wasn't as great a deal as I thought.
chronic
12-07-2006, 07:13 PM
Maybe? lol


Just buy a 30 dollar ACS klaw bmx free wheel and ride until the rest of your bike falls apart.
the@bourd
12-07-2006, 07:42 PM
Those hubs are silent:
True Precision Hubs (http://www.trueprecision.net/c_products_mountain.html)
http://www.trueprecision.net/images/mountainset.jpg
Instantaneous Engagement System
They are very expensive, and hard to find.
Alex_M
12-07-2006, 07:45 PM
:naughty: my chris king hub is somewere in the middle of the scale of freewheel noiziness :weak:
r464
12-07-2006, 09:25 PM
Oh, yeah.. avoid Dicta at all costs. I have had ACS freewheels last a decent time in lieu of the price. I also stay away from the Shimano BMX freewheels, though it is only based on others' experience.

I had the AC 15T freewheel on a BMX setup that I sold. In that application it seemed okay.

Apart from the White freewheels, I would like to give the Try All ones a test, though I am using cassette hubs these days.
ash-kennard
12-14-2006, 04:07 PM
i like a loud hub, it lets me know its there