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English => Parts & Bikes => Topic started by: rawchild on September 04, 2017, 03:42:31 AM
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I would like to know what freecoasters you have rode?
Likes or dislikes about it and what not.....and go......
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Hi. I used the older KHE freecoaster from the 90s for a long time. They had some issues but worked quite ok for me.
Since 2010 I use a KHE Reverse ACB on my main bike without any problems. I think I haven't even regreased it. The driver bearings are not running smooth anymore but the functionality is not affected.
Soon I will test a used Ezra hub on another bike. Let's see...
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;D My favorite is the NYB, easy to adjust and economical parts ;D
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I'm pretty happy with the merrit freecoaster (or any khe style really). engagement is smooth, non jarring to the internals, no clicking/popping like on ezra or Zcoaster. Good sealed bearings, diamond polymer driver bearing=no blowouts. only complaint would be the somewhat finnicky amount of tension needed on the cones. Not an issue on most khe style coasters--may have something to do with me popping the axle out and adding more spacers to decrease the slack.
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The only 2 I have used is nankai and khe geshia
My favorite is the nankai.
Was curious how people like the profile one...do the bearings last? Any issues with it?
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Hello,
it's been a while since the last discussion. I personally have no experience with it, so I cannot give any information.
Do you have any experience with Freecoaster and can you recommend some?
I would appreciate any advice and answer!
Many thanks in advance!
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A lot of us I think have been very happy with the Far East freecoaster now that they have proven themselves to be maintenance free, reliable and cost efficient.
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A lot of us I think have been very happy with the Far East freecoaster now that they have proven themselves to be maintenance free, reliable and cost efficient.
That's good to know as I want to build up new wheels sometime soon. My old wheels are getting up there in age (15 years for rear, not sure about front) the chrome is chipping and spare parts for the freecoaster is getting harder to find. I'll probably go with a FEC freecoaster when the time comes.
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Suntour or Nankai for sure
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A lot of us I think have been very happy with the Far East freecoaster now that they have proven themselves to be maintenance free, reliable and cost efficient.
Dax - how do you feel about the gap? I rode one two days and couldn't ride out of half my tricks because the pedal gap (back wheel ride outs)....I'm sure you can learn to adjust, I just didn't like it
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Im wondering too about the gap. My old nankai (got second hand used from a friend a long time ago) has always had almost no noticeable gap whatsoever, I don't know if this is normal or if he modified it somehow (everything looks stock when Ive regreased it) but I've gotten very used to it over the years, I've got an FEC freecoaster on the way now though and I suspect I will be frustrated at first as I learn to adapt.
I need some gap though, been farting around with some backwheel pedal tricks and the almost imperceptible amount of gap on my current coaster is proving to be problematic. Just the tinnest amount of turn on the cranks is enough to engage it, I think a larger gap, once I get used to it, will be better for some of the tricks I'm starting to work on.
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A lot of us I think have been very happy with the Far East freecoaster now that they have proven themselves to be maintenance free, reliable and cost efficient.
Dax - how do you feel about the gap? I rode one two days and couldn't ride out of half my tricks because the pedal gap (back wheel ride outs)....I'm sure you can learn to adjust, I just didn't like it
Huffman the gap is considerable but for some people that is perfect. I don't want mine to accidentally engage and am quite used to the gap. If you are someone who doesn't like gap at all then steer clear of it. On my 18/9 gearing there is abouut 90 degrees of gap. it's perfect especially when doing backwards manuals and worried it might engage. What you could do is rotate it forward a hair so that the amount needed to engage is less
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Im wondering too about the gap. My old nankai (got second hand used from a friend a long time ago) has always had almost no noticeable gap whatsoever, I don't know if this is normal or if he modified it somehow (everything looks stock when Ive regreased it) but I've gotten very used to it over the years, I've got an FEC freecoaster on the way now though and I suspect I will be frustrated at first as I learn to adapt.
I need some gap though, been farting around with some backwheel pedal tricks and the almost imperceptible amount of gap on my current coaster is proving to be problematic. Just the tinnest amount of turn on the cranks is enough to engage it, I think a larger gap, once I get used to it, will be better for some of the tricks I'm starting to work on.
khe greyhound adjustable..slack problems solved
you can even change the slack during your session,for trying different tricks,as it is externally adjusted with a allen key
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I haven't seen anyone mention the Profile Z Coaster. I was considering this one because I can get it in white. Any reason not to get one?
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I haven't seen anyone mention the Profile Z Coaster. I was considering this one because I can get it in white. Any reason not to get one?
I have one . It skips / pops and is nowhere as smooth as the FEC I have.
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WOW! All that money and it acts like the original ACS Freecoaster. That is crazy! Thanks for the reply.
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Currently running an unsealed Ares freecoaster. It was giving me issues with the hub seizing, then I figured out I needed to run washers between the dropouts and pegs. The pegs were squeezing on the axle cones and was causing the seizures. Problem solved. Re-greased and adjusted. No problems since. I had an Alienation V2 sealed previously. No issues whatsoever.
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Damn and I was thinking of getting the Madera z coaster .
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I am really happy with the Odyssey Clutch v2. I just got my second one to use on a new build.
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I just purchased the Far East free coaster. So far, I'm super happy with it, but time will tell.
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