IRD freewheels are just Shimano-compatible freewheels, man. Nothing special. You dont need to use IRD...I wouldnt.
On Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 2:18 AM, Thomas Lynn Skean < thomaslynnsk...@comcast.net> wrote: > 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 > > > > > -- > > > 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 > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > > For more options, visit this group athttp:// > groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > > > > -- > > > 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 > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > > For more options, visit this group athttp:// > groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- > 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 > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- 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 rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
