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  • Singlespeed freewheels?
  • stevied
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    Are Dicta the best, budget option? Will be going on a kids bike..

    drofluf
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    Not if you want to ever remove it! Unless the design has changed there’s no way to remove without brute force and ignorance. PLus mine lasted less than 100 miles before it died

    ronjeremy
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    I got a sturmey archer one the other day

    £12 from a bike shop on ebay, fitted and works well,

    found dicta to not last as long as i hoped, quality seems to of gone down a little

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    flashes
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    If you can afford them, White industries………………..sorted

    ronjeremy
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    flashes – Member

    If you can afford them, White industries………………..sorted

    erm

    Will be going on a kids bike..

    GregMay
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    Halo do one that is ok IIRC

    Stevet1
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    What size do you need? used to use Shimano or ACS on the BMX before switching to a freewheel.

    stevied
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    Thanks for the replies chaps 🙂

    @Stevet1: Thinking of starting with 18/20 and seeing how she gets on with it.

    Stevet1
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    Hmm, think I’ve got some 16T I could have let you have but nothing bigger than that.

    stevied
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    Thanks for the offer Steve, I’ll try an 18/20 to start with 🙂

    Stevet1
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    Just noticed there’s an 18T Shimano one in the classifieds(Nowt to do with me!) no idea if it’s a good price or not.

    http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/shed-clear-out-santa-cruz-specialized-rapha-chris-king-hope-tyres-more

    stevied
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    Oooh, cheers. Well spotted 🙂

    xcmuttley
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    Definitely go with anything but dicta! Horrendous to remove and trust me it will need removing before you know it! Sturmey is good imho

    Jerm
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    I’ve found the shimano ones excellent provided you don’t jetwash them

    flashes
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    WI are for life. Rebuildable. Transferable. What’s not to like……

    shermer75
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    Sturmey Archer = cheap, heavy

    Shimano = mo’ money, lighter 🙂

    josemctavish
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    Dicta will be fine for a kid’s bike, I’ve had two on my commuter and not had an issue – ran the first one for about 5 years, commuting every working day. Just drip a bit of oil in every few weeks and make sure you us copper slip or something when installing. Was a bit of work to get off, but a youngster maybe won’t tighten it on quite as much?

    13thfloormonk
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    I’ve been eyeing up that livid pink Charge Plug singlespeed and was having this very same debate, last time I singlespud I remember the stock freewheel dying very quickly, and being a slippy, clunky nightmare up to that point.

    Is there some basic maintenance that can be carried out on these units? I guess there’s a bearing, and there’s the pawl mechanism…

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