Engaging the freewheel Pawls is what drives you forward ..

there are, for Cops, a silent freewheel driver . so they can sneak up on suspects without the ratchet -pawl making Noise and they escape aprehension by the 'long arm of the law' in a country that locks up more per capita than any other.


Another aspect is field replaceability, In the Busy Summer season, on a Popular touring route,
the time available to do a custom Rim replacement for a passerby is not there, so ..
A machine built wheel from a wholesale distributor will be taken from inventory
by the shop you Limped into.

... and the fancy Hub will be Boxed up and Mailed back to Your House.