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Offline  oddnumber
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Afternoon all, I've just picked up a used Charge Cooker single speed to replace one I regret selling a while ago. I need to fit a smaller freewheel, and have seen that Halo Clicksters come highly recommended but are only available in 3/32" pitch. My chainring and chain are 1/8" - from what I recall this should still work, however.

Have I got that wrong? Will the chain 'rattle' a bit at the rear or is the width difference negligible?

Thanks very much for any advice.

 
Posted : 03/08/2021 12:04 pm
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Will work fine - if your chainline isn't dead straight it will be a bit noisier, but nothing that will drive you too mental I expect.

 
Posted : 03/08/2021 12:06 pm
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I’d spend the extra and get white industry’s freewheel. I went through lots of shimano/halo etc but never destroyed a white Indy one !!

 
Posted : 03/08/2021 12:16 pm
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Just a small nitpicky point, sorry etc... A chain's pitch is the distance between the roller centres not the distance between the internal side plates. Sorry again etc...

 
Posted : 03/08/2021 12:22 pm
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white industry’s freewheel

Not convinced they're worth a premium. Fwiw I've worn out three of them. If you have some mechanism to take advantage of a good exchange rate they're worth it but otherwise just get something you can replace relatively cheaply and easily. I run regular freewheels now with surly cogs. They're just easier to deal with.

 
Posted : 03/08/2021 12:37 pm
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The WI looks nicer than the Halo but both work fine and both are many times better than the sloppy and knocking noise £10-20 freewheels.

 
Posted : 03/08/2021 1:00 pm
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Thanks chaps, I appreciate the replies.

However, it's not as straightforward as I hoped. I took the back wheel off and it appears that there is a freehub with a locking holding a single cog on, not the freewheel I'd expected. Has anyone seen this set up before?


 
Posted : 03/08/2021 1:32 pm
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That's a single speed hub that allows for a bit of chain line adjustment with the spacers. Just order a new single speed cog and slot it onto the splines.

 
Posted : 03/08/2021 1:39 pm

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The surly cogs are very nice.

 
Posted : 03/08/2021 3:20 pm
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Thanks very much @qwerty . Isn't that a bit of a nightmare when it comes to servicing? Normally if a freewheel dies it can be replaced - Does this need a new hub?

 
Posted : 03/08/2021 3:35 pm
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Bearings look easily replaceable.

 
Posted : 03/08/2021 4:41 pm
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These from Planet X are OK too:
https://www.planetx.co.uk/i/q/SKOOSSGA/on-one-groove-armada-single-speed-sprocket

 
Posted : 03/08/2021 4:45 pm
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Isn’t that a bit of a nightmare when it comes to servicing? Normally if a freewheel dies it can be replaced – Does this need a new hub?

If the freehub dies then you would be in trouble but bearings can be easily changed and as you are currently after just a smaller cog then you can just buy something like a Halo fat foot in 17t, 16t or whatever you require which is 1/8 and has a wide base

 
Posted : 03/08/2021 5:02 pm
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Thanks very much chaps, it's appreciated - 16t Halo cog on order!

Over the bearing there's a plastic conical seal, then a washer, then a knurled 15mm nut. How tight should that be? I'm guessing it has no effect on preload?

 
Posted : 04/08/2021 8:56 am

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