Originally Posted by
hueyhoolihan
i don't doubt those who predict a destructive removal on that freewheel, but it boggles the mind to assume an even irresponsible engineer would design such a thing. the only that comes quickly to mind is that the bikes those freewheels (bmx most likely) were likely to be mounted on were, in turn, disposable. and then again if the freewheel wheel is cheap enough, tt makes no difference if it destroyed on removal, i guess.
Don't blame the engineers for what the bean-counting management tells them to design.
OP, if your gearing isn't quite what you want, you can always go to a bigger or smaller chainring, too. (Unless the crankset is a bargain basement part as well...)