Cassette hubs have the drive side bearings further out than freewheel hubs. There's a wider range of choices in cassettes beyond 7 speeds. Current cassettes are retained with a lock ring that doesn't continue to tighten up. The original UG cassettes used a threaded small cog that got tighter as it was ridden. Screw-on freewheels were even more problematic as they got the full brunt of low gear, hill climbing force applied to tighten them on.
They both work fine - the chain doesn't know what it's on. dougP -----Original Message----- From: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Seth Vidal Sent: Monday, December 01, 2008 12:06 PM To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com Subject: [RBW] cassettes vs freewheels If this has been discussed previously, I'll be happy to be referred to the archives. what's the functional differences between cassettes and freewheels? I'm looking at wheels on riv's site and I can't figure out what I'd be gaining or losing with one or the other. thanks, -sv --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
