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Old 08-07-20, 06:58 AM
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Perhaps this can help:

https://www.sheldonbrown.com/free-k7.html

tl;dr version: freewheels are old technology, and not as strong or reliable as a freehub/cassette system when the number of sprockets on the rear cluster is greater than seven.
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