Friday, December 30, 2011

Shimano 7 speed and the different between Freewheel vs Cassette

Shimano 7 Speed
First off I ordered this Shimano 7 speed freewheel after I discovered a faulty freewheel on my new schwinn solution which I ordered here on amazon. I quickly learned that it was indeed a freewheel I needed not a cassette.

A freewheel is a
one piece gear cassette and freehub body in one piece. A freewheel screws directly on to your wheel in one piece rather than having a freehub body mounted on it and then a cassette mounted over the freehub body. I just thought I would include this information for someone who may not yet know the difference between a freewheel and a freehub body and cassette. This freewheel uses the Park FR-1 Freewheel and cassette removal tool. You will not need a chain whip to remove a freewheel but a corresponding freewheel cassette tool to remove. You need nothing to install it as it tightens with the pedaling of your bike. I would advise tightening it up a bit with the Park FR-1 tool though.

As far as Performance this freewheel is great! It is very smooth and solid. Very direct feel. I would recommend this and encourage you to check the latest price from amazon.com again. I saw at least 20% discount from last Black Friday 2011.

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