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BMX1992
08-24-07, 03:39 PM
Hey guys I have a quick question, can you run a 30T chain wheel with a 9T driver? Also here's another question I know its stupid but whats a cassette wheel?

FitRider 921
08-24-07, 03:45 PM
Technically, you could run that setup. It wouldn't be such a good idea since your gearing would be completely messed up, but it can be done.

A cassette hub is a hub that lets you run smaller gearing and is usually pretty durable and lasts a while.
BMX1992
08-24-07, 03:58 PM
Ok thanks fit, this was what i was thinking for my new gearing:
http://www.danscomp.com/457015.php?cat=PARTS
http://www.danscomp.com/402092.php?cat=PARTS

What do you guys think? Oh and i will be running a 25T chainwheel instead of a 30T.

FitRider 921
08-24-07, 04:06 PM
I'd say that would be a bad idea. I've heard bad things about the hub, rim, and sprocket. Save up more money and get some parts of better quality.
KinetikBiker
08-24-07, 05:58 PM
Fit rider is being silly.

The sprocket is just fine, as is the wheel.

Unsealed bearings just need more attention and maintenance. Keep it greased and tight and you will be fine. My friend has an Eastern Cassette and it's very smooth. The rim isn't the best, but it's not bad for someone on a budget.
BMX1992
08-24-07, 06:03 PM
Well will the rim bend as easy as a single wall?

What im asking is will it last longer then a haro rim? Because mine is usless after about 6 months from scratches dents, bends etc.
KinetikBiker
08-24-07, 06:05 PM
Well will the rim bend as easy as a single wall?

It's stronger then most stock rims that come on completes. If i didn't have the money to piss into my bike i would be riding that wheel. To be honest.
BMX1992
08-24-07, 07:10 PM
Also how do i take off the sprocket from the bottom bracket? its a haro 3-piece bottom bracket.
fuzzbox
08-24-07, 07:20 PM
Take an allen wrench to the bolts on the cranks.
BMX1992
08-24-07, 07:30 PM
I took off the crank arms its just the sprocket and the bottom bracket.
fuzzbox
08-24-07, 10:46 PM
Take a picture.
minichamp31
08-25-07, 07:03 AM
When you get your cranks off and pull the spindle/BB with one crank on, there should be like a threaded washer holding the sprocket on. You only have to take the non-drive side crank off. Just take that washer off and the sprocket will come off.
xPREMIUMx
08-25-07, 10:13 AM
dude i bent my double wall on the second day of riding but its probly because i rode for a long long time and i bend rims ALOT
BMX1992
08-25-07, 10:25 AM
Ok, but how do i take off the nut? I tryed but it wont come off.
xPREMIUMx
08-25-07, 10:26 AM
the nut on the axle?
BMX1992
08-25-07, 11:11 AM
http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/ff240/foxracing1992/BMXsprocketpic4.jpg

http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/ff240/foxracing1992/BMXsprocketpic3.jpg

http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/ff240/foxracing1992/BMXsprocketpic1.jpg

You see the nut holding the sprocket to the spindel? How do i get it off?
BMX1992
08-25-07, 11:13 AM
http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/ff240/foxracing1992/BMXsprocketpic2.jpg
fuzzbox
08-25-07, 02:22 PM
It's kind of blurry to tell, did you try a cresent wrench?
eightdip
08-25-07, 04:30 PM
Hammer and screwdriver
minichamp31
08-25-07, 04:48 PM
Hammer and screwdriver

You can try that, it wouldn't work for me though. I used a special kind of vice grips.
eightdip
08-25-07, 04:49 PM
Always worked for me...
minichamp31
08-25-07, 04:50 PM
Always worked for me...

Mine was so ridiculously tight it was well...ridiculous.
BMX1992
08-25-07, 07:32 PM
Ok thanks, but i put it in a vice (the sprocket) but with the hammer and screw driver method, the sprocket doesnt stay in place, it moves, how can i hold the sprocket in place so it cant move?

Oh and sorry about the pictures, i took them with my phone.
live4muzic2
08-25-07, 08:50 PM
vice grips?
BMX1992
08-26-07, 10:57 AM
I got the sprocket off, but will the DK sprocket i mentioned above fit the spindle?
minichamp31
08-26-07, 12:52 PM
I got the sprocket off, but will the DK sprocket i mentioned above fit the spindle?

Most likely yes.
BMX1992
09-02-07, 10:13 AM
im pretty sure im gonna order that wheel some time today. i cant afford any wheels over 100$ so im gonna just go with that, as well as the sprocket, im not a hardcore biker, so it should be fine.
BMX1992
09-02-07, 10:18 AM
1 more question can the freewheel and the driver take 1/8" chain?
minichamp31
09-02-07, 11:45 AM
1 more question can the freewheel and the driver take 1/8" chain?

Yes.