Originally Posted by
cuda2k
You are correct about the ease of removal being slightly easier with a freewheel, IF the person putting it on was kind enough to properly lube the threads. I've had to resort to nearly hanging on a wheel while the removal tool was clamped in a vice - using the entire wheel's diameter as a lever - to get a freewheel to come free. No way would I have gotten it free on the road side if I had a freewheel tool and a knuckle-buster.
This is the main reason I don't like them. I've only dealt with a handful of them but I have yet to come across one that I didn't have a problem with. I've never had a problem with a cassette lockring.