Originally Posted by trackstar10
with a fixed gear you have traction control. yes, you can literally feel the traction your rear wheel has. this is very useful whenever you ride on anything but dry pavement. people get lots of grit in their freewheels, so they have to be lubed and stuff, and you need a special tool to get them off if you ever have to.
Is that a problem with SS freewheels? Cause my old geared bike had over 12000 miles on the rear hub without touching it and it still worked fine till the day I stripped the frame. 12000 miles through nyc streets, rain, 2 hurricanes, salt and sand from the snow, and it worked fine. Just how poorly designed are SS freewheels?