Threaded Aluminum Freewheel Recommendations (1/8")
08-11-17, 10:13 AM
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Threaded Aluminum Freewheel Recommendations (1/8")
I have been using a Shimano freewheel, 16t, advertised as appropriate for 1/8" and 3/32". Now looking for a 16t, 1/8" freewheel and observed that State Bicycle makes something but I don't know whether or not it is aluminum (just as I don't know whether the current freewheel is aluminum or steel. Could you recommend the State Bicycle freewheel or any other threaded, 16t, 1/8"?
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Several companies made aluminum track cogs, but I'm not aware of any single freewheels with aluminum cogs.
Aluminum cogs tend to wear quickly, so unless you're a serious weight weenie with a fat wallet, I'd stick with a steel cog.
Aluminum cogs tend to wear quickly, so unless you're a serious weight weenie with a fat wallet, I'd stick with a steel cog.
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Get the Profile Racing Elite freewheel.
It's half titanium and it saves you 20 grams compared to competitors.
ELITE FREEWHEEL ? Profile Racing
It's half titanium and it saves you 20 grams compared to competitors.
ELITE FREEWHEEL ? Profile Racing
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Seriously? You're probably talking about less than one-tenth of one percent weight reduction. If you want to go faster ride instead of typing.
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This?
https://www.statebicycle.com/product...free-wheel-cog
It's steel. No way would I trust an aluminum single-cog freewheel.
https://www.statebicycle.com/product...free-wheel-cog
It's steel. No way would I trust an aluminum single-cog freewheel.
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