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Old 05-24-11 | 12:04 PM
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Originally Posted by EssEllSee
Will it thread all the way on? I always assumed that the freewheel would not thread all the way on because there wasn't enough threading.
It doesn't matter. There are just as many threads being used as with a fixed cog, which is enough. The number of hub threads, not freewheel or cog threads is the critical issue, since the hub is made of aluminum, which is weaker than the steel used on the freewheel or cog.
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