Thread: Hoooowww???
View Single Post
Old 12-05-12 | 05:19 PM
  #9  
Airburst
Senior Member
 
Joined: Oct 2009
Posts: 1,921
Likes: 5
From: England, currently dividing my time between university in Guildford and home just outside Reading

Bikes: Too many to list here!

Originally Posted by E_is_Chill

Airburst - 52/42
The highest gear doesn't matter, the smaller the chainring, the lower the gear, and therefore the more the torque on the freewheel threads. When I said 25, I was referring to your largest rear sprocket, which will give the lowest gear available when combined with your small chainring. That was the number I was giving.

I'd also suspect ThermionicScott is right, the freewheel threads are probably just full of the remains of the hub threads
Airburst is offline  
Reply