TheBikeBerry
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I think half the problem is that it's a huffy, those rear wheels bent and bearings broke so fast I couldn't believe it. Hopefully my GT agressor won't have this problem.
You have to keep up on adjusting your spokes. If you let them get loose your will will destroy itself. Same with the bearings. Keep them lubricated. When you notice some play you have to get them replaced.
I agree cassette hubs are way better, but if the OP's problem is weak rims the cassette hubs are still a good idea, because _old tech_ like multi-speed wheels containing a freewheel hub generally speaking come on low cost / low quality wheels.Just get a freehub, freewheels are a different animal, where the bearing in a freewheel type hub is at the bottom of the freewheel, a shorter distant between bearings.. A freehub uses a bearing near the outside of the freehub, it's much closer to the overall axle nut width (dropout width) and on all cogs you are either basically on top of or within the area on the axle that both bearings are covering..
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Lose the freewheel hub, you motor power and weight combined are too much for the freewheel hub. If you are bending cogs too then at furthers the point. Get a freehub type hub and the bearings will support loads better. Your weakest link will be your chain then, and I have recommendations if that becomes a problem too.