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Freewheels frequency in 2012?
I would like to know for some future works on my bike whether I have a freewheel or a cassette?
I will look at the bike in itself, but just for a little heads-up: my bike is a 2012 FX 7.2 (Trek).
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Mounting a 7-Speed Cassette on an 8/9 speed hub
I asked an earlier question regarding putting modern road wheels on my old steel frame.
After clarifying a few things the main issue to me is the number of gears on the freehub. (The freehub I'm ...
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Should cassette "wiggle"
Recently My freehub broke and so I removed the cassette to replace the freehub and noticed, whilst off the bike, 4 of the remaining bolted together 8 sprockets wiggled (4 wiggled together but ...
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Advantages / disadvantages of freecoaster and cassette hubs
I've been reading a lot over the past few days about BMX, and last night I watched a few videos like this one. I have been seeing the words "freecoaster" and "cassette" around a lot, and I was curious ...
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What do I need to know when replacing my cassette?
I'm looking to replace the cassette on my bike with a smaller version, as I find I'm only ever using the top ring of my chainring (except once recently during rain-ageddon).
What do I need to know ...
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Why is my chain riding up and skipping teeth on the freewheel?
Due to a number of reasons, I would like to keep my freewheel at all costs (It's a Sachs freewheel, the bike has all sorts of more 'vintage' components, and they're hard to come by). From reading all ...
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Chain "vibrates" on higher gears
My freewheel that I have installed myself only 1.5 years ago has totally worn out by the moment and so I just had it replaced along with a chain at the workshop. I'm still concerned though about the ...
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Options for replacing a 7 speed Shimano cassette / chain
I would like to replace my 7 speed HG70 cassette and chain. My problem is that it is increasingly difficult to find quality parts for 7 speed system.
My bike is a Trek 970 from 1993, originally with ...
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