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Old 08-20-15 | 12:07 AM
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oldsrocket1965
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Bikes: 2012 Kona Fire Mountain, 1998 Rockhopper

How fragile is a 7 speed freewheel?

I'm seeing that low-end bikes have freewheels while everything else uses cassette free hubs. Are freewheels that fragile? I understand that the bearings on the free hub are more indestructibe, however are all the low-end bikes with 7 speed freewheels really that weak that they should be avoided? Giant, Specialized, Trek, etc. all have bikes with freewheels. Are those bikes just junk?
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