Thread: "Cassette" vs. "Freewheel"...what's the difference?
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Old 12-24-05, 11:04 AM
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Of course, there is one drawback to the new mechanism: Lack of standardization. With the old system any freewheel would fit on any rear hub. That's not true with cassettes.
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