Oh, and I should note that this IRD specificity is noted in the "hub
dimensions" document on Phil Wood's site. Where, interestingly, it
does *not* list the dimensions for the IRD-intended hubs.

I should also add that I suspect that this IRD difference is actually
a modern usage by IRD of a standard which has been around for some
time, the "compact" freewheel. Can anyone confirm/deny/clarify?

Insomniacally yours,
Thomas Lynn Skean


On Feb 14, 1:50 am, Thomas Lynn Skean <thomaslynnsk...@comcast.net>
wrote:
> Hi.
>
> It seems that Phil Wood has created a hub specifically to be used with the 
> IRD freewheel. I think it has to do with the IRD freewheel's sprockets being 
> spaced more closely than, say, the Shimano freewheel's. Or maybe there are 
> other differences as well.
>
> In any case, there is some significant difference in something. For when I 
> put the RBW-sold Shimano freewheel on my hub, it does not "coast" freely at 
> all. Now, maybe there's supposed to be a break-in period. But I don't think 
> that's what this is. The IRD freewheels I've used had no similar issues when 
> first installed.
>
> Yours,
> Thomas Lynn Skean
>
> On Feb 13, 2011, at 6:31 PM, omnigrid <omnig...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>
> > Phil Wood IRD hub?
>
> > I think you maybe confused. IRD is a company or brand.
>
> > On Sun, Feb 13, 2011 at 5:54 PM, JoelMatthews <joelmatth...@mac.com> wrote:
> > I have no experience at all with IRD.
>
> > On my camper bike I use a Shimano Megarange FW.  On my more sporting
> > bike I have a Suntour Winner.
>
> > Picked up both from the eBay NOS store.  No problems with either.
>
> > On Feb 13, 4:45 pm, Thomas Lynn Skean <thomaslynnsk...@comcast.net>
> > wrote:
> > > Hello, all!
>
> > > Does anyone have any experience using the "Shimanopore" freewheel on a
> > > Phil Wood "IRD" 7-speed freewheel hub? Does anyone have any experience
> > > using the "Shimanopore" freewheel with a "normal" (i.e. non-"IRD") 7-
> > > speed freewheel hub?
>
> > > I've had to replace three IRD 7-speed freewheels in 7 months. The
> > > first one (13-28) lasted a couple thousand miles but then started to
> > > fail to catch within a reasonable amount of rotation. The next one
> > > (non-mega 13-32) didn't work at all; the small cog was broken. The
> > > next one (non-mega 13-32) lasted only a few hundred miles before
> > > starting to "freeze" (introducing top-of-the-stay slack) and then,
> > > within a week or so, began to fail to catch like the first one.
>
> > > It had just gotten cold when the first one failed. It has just been
> > > *really* cold when the third one failed. I don't know if that's
> > > related.
>
> > > If these freewheels typically last only a couple thousand mikes, I'll
> > > be disappointed but I'll deal. If there's an alternative freewheel
> > > like the Shimano I'll use those. If fteewheels are just this
> > > inconsistent and I can't find an alternative freewheel arrangement,
> > > I'll switch to a cassette system ASAP and move on.
>
> > > Anybody have any insights / info / suggestions?
>
> > > Yours,
> > > Thomas Lynn Skean
>
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