Originally Posted by
mack_turtle
SS freewheel hubs for mountain bikes: Surly, Paul, White Industries come to mind. Paul seems to be the only one making a boost spaced hub (148mm) for freewheels, too.
I don't really see any advantages to a freewheel. if that's what you have, keep it. if you're building a new wheel, I'd skip it.
you can buy a SS hub that has a HG freehub, which makes fine-tuning the chainline and changing cogs a lot easier than a freewheel. I don't think the "stronger wheel because bracing angles" is really that big a selling point for SS-specific hubs either. my most recent wheel purchase what a I9 1-1 boost hub designed for full 11-speed cassettes and I just put spacers and a Surly cog on it.
Thanks for the reply. I've been running single speed setups like this for several years now and although I'm not the most abusive person out there I've never had a problem. It's just Christmas is coming up and I have no idea what to tell the old lady when she asks what I want lol. so my mind is just brainstorming of all the cool things I could do but I think the money would be better off spent somewhere else like on extra cogs or maybe a new chain ring.