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formermtboarder

07-01-2008, 02:14 AM

forgive the obnoxious title

Best freecoaster hub? I ride a profile right now so I like my crisp engagement, how terrible (or not?) will it be? I broke a chain riding park the other day and found it liberating as hell to not have to backpedal when riding fakie.

Suggestions?

formermtboarder

07-01-2008, 02:16 AM

reliability is crucial as well as I ride street more or less daily and dont want to have to do a ton of maintinence.

Savage_Animal

07-01-2008, 02:17 AM

Arkayne

07-01-2008, 02:28 AM

I've got a Peregrine/Suntour freecoaster on my flatland bike and it takes about 1/4 turn to engage. It's messing with my muscle memory because I'm used to instant engagement. According to the flatland forums I frequent, the Nankai freecoasters are tops. It should apply to street riding too.

http://flatlandfuel.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=1093

Stoked

07-01-2008, 10:14 AM

big difference. i ride a reverse hub on my bmx. i'm sure you've heard terrible things but mine is good. its not ridden everyday or thrashed on though. i would get something cheap. poverty or the khe's on sale. if you like it, buy up the gsport coaster when its released. i want that freecoaster!

or nankai with a profile shell.

Mr Tiles

07-01-2008, 10:56 AM

lee @ usb was telling me the other day that team rider Joe P was shredding one of these (and loves it):

http://www.danscomp.com/429022.php?cat=PARTS

lighter than profile to boot!

Leethal

07-01-2008, 10:59 AM

All freecoasters need taken apart regularly and cleaned up inside...

ServeEm

07-01-2008, 01:39 PM

The constant need for maintenance is a big turn off for me.

dropsdon'tlikem

07-01-2008, 04:52 PM

The KHE/federal freecoasters with the straight through axel IMO are the only street worthy freecoasters on the market right now.

that being said, you will never, ever, ever have crisp engagement on a freecoaster, its simply impossible if you want to roll back without backpedaling.

Gsport is supposed to eventually come out with a freecoaster hub and that should be far and away the best when it is available, but it will probably be a while.

freeridekid

07-01-2008, 09:52 PM

can't you adjust the slack on freecoasters so that its not a quarter pedal? some guy i met had hardly any give before engagement on his freecoaster.

climbingbubba

07-01-2008, 11:13 PM

can't you adjust the slack on freecoasters so that its not a quarter pedal? some guy i met had hardly any give before engagement on his freecoaster.

i have a freecoaster and you can adjust the engagement but the tighter the engagement the less play you will have when rolling back. if you only have 1/8 slack then when your coasting backwards if you move your pedal 1/8 it will engage and you will fall on your butt.

im getting rid of my mtb one cause it was too weird. maybe when i get better at riding ill build another one.

freeridekid

07-04-2008, 08:45 PM

i have a freecoaster and you can adjust the engagement but the tighter the engagement the less play you will have when rolling back. if you only have 1/8 slack then when your coasting backwards if you move your pedal 1/8 it will engage and you will fall on your butt.

im getting rid of my mtb one cause it was too weird. maybe when i get better at riding ill build another one.

yeah this guy is dialed as hell though, and he rides dj's with the freecoaster.

morethanjake543

07-10-2008, 03:36 PM

If like digging up this thread to brag a little bit, but also to let you guys in on some first-time riding impressions. I'm getting a KHE Geisha Street sometime this week, and I'll definitely let you know the ins and outs as I learn them.

I don't grind, so hopefully the EAS axle system will work out in my favor. I'll fool around with the internals and let you guys know what's up when I figure it all out myself.

w00dy

07-11-2008, 03:17 AM

I ride the KHE geisha street. I'm a big guy, and have not had to do anything to the hub since I put it on my bike a year ago. The pedal engagement can be adjusted on any freecoaster. It's a matter of preference. The only catch is that when riding fakie, you want more slack. It keeps you from engaging the cranks by accident. In truth it doesn't take that long to get used to. I'm running about 1/6 of a crank worth of slack. Doesn't bug me a bit any more.