Hey all, I ran into a problem when I was out on my friction drive MTB the other day. My cassette freehub is loose & effects pedaling slightly. It seems to shift fine but on the 6th to 8th speed I notice the loose caseette as I pedal. I took it to the shop & had the freehub overhauled but the casette still seems loose on 6th-8th speeds.
I think what caused my freehub body to become loose was having my friction drive roller pressing too hard on my rear wheel causing stress on my rear hub & driving at speeds 25-30 MPH when using the engine. From what I gathered, bicycles are typicaly designed to travel between 5-15 MPH at most & arent really meant to go between 25-30 MPH. So I may as well try an upgraded rear freehub.
I use a Giant Reval 29er with a formula disk rear hub is 32 hole & designed to fit a PG830 8 speed cassette & the standard 6 hole disk brake rotor. The stock Shimano stuff seems pretty low grade & doesn't seem to be able to handle higher than normal bicycle speeds. So, can anyone reccomend me a good sturdy high speed rear MTB hub that can handle friction drives better?
I think what caused my freehub body to become loose was having my friction drive roller pressing too hard on my rear wheel causing stress on my rear hub & driving at speeds 25-30 MPH when using the engine. From what I gathered, bicycles are typicaly designed to travel between 5-15 MPH at most & arent really meant to go between 25-30 MPH. So I may as well try an upgraded rear freehub.
I use a Giant Reval 29er with a formula disk rear hub is 32 hole & designed to fit a PG830 8 speed cassette & the standard 6 hole disk brake rotor. The stock Shimano stuff seems pretty low grade & doesn't seem to be able to handle higher than normal bicycle speeds. So, can anyone reccomend me a good sturdy high speed rear MTB hub that can handle friction drives better?