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Originally Posted by vw addict (Post 12368549)

you can't believe anything you read on an internet forum.

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Originally Posted by Aloe (Post 12369011)

That's some wild **** about the not cleaning the drivetrain comment.

when i get back to the states I will necro this thread with pics of the drivetrain cleaning process you can decide for yourself then

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Originally Posted by vw addict (Post 12367583)

Ride the one you have until it needs replacing.

This. Who cares if it's stock or not?

It's taken a while, but my White freewheel has quieted down a bit, with time. No freewheel is perfectly concentric, but the WI is the closest of the ones I've used. ACS makes the most eccentric freewheels I've used. But, I'd rather have a Dicta than an ACS, just for reliability.

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Originally Posted by mihlbach (Post 12369527)

The WI trials freewheel on the other hand, may have other advantages due to the greater number of engagement points...giving it a tendency to engage faster, which is notable when riding with a really low gear. On a high-geared road SS, I don't think the number of pawls really makes much of a difference.

The regular Eno has more points of engagement, than most cheap freewheels. I think it has the same amount as an ACS Claws, which is the only freewheel I have ever been able to make skip consistantly, just by mashing hard from a dead stop. White's trials freewheel doubles that.

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Originally Posted by Greyryder (Post 12376680)

It's taken a while, but my White freewheel has quieted down a bit, with time

probably needs to be cleaned.

Been planning to open it up, and see if it needs cleaned. That bike gets used on MTB trails, and sees a lot of dust.