Can you put a cassette on a freewheel hub?
To the OP, the simple answer is no, a freewheel hub cannot be converted to accept a cassette of any type. At a minimum you need a new hub.Click to see full answer. Just so, what is the difference between a freewheel and cassette hub?On most modern bikes with multiple gears, the freewheel is built…
To the OP, the simple answer is no, a freewheel hub cannot be converted to accept a cassette of any type. At a minimum you need a new hub.Click to see full answer. Just so, what is the difference between a freewheel and cassette hub?On most modern bikes with multiple gears, the freewheel is built into the rear hub and the whole assembly is called a freehub. The cassette is just a set of gears bolted together, without any moving parts, that slides onto the hub and is held in place with a lockring.Likewise, do all cassettes fit all hubs? Most cassette hubs are compatible with Shimano cassette cogs. SRAM cassettes and most Miche, IRD and SunRace cassettes use the same inter-sprocket spacing as Shimano, but at least some SRAM 10-speed cassettes do not fit aluminum-body Dura-Ace hubs. In this regard, do I have a freewheel or cassette? Older bikes may have a large external thread machined into the hub. The cogs and ratcheting body assembly, called a “freewheel,” threads onto the hub. If the fittings spin with the cogs, it is a cassette system with a freehub. If the tool fittings do not spin with the cogs, it is a threaded freewheel system.How do freewheel hubs work?Locking hubs, also known as free wheeling hubs are fitted to some (mainly older) four-wheel drive vehicles, allowing the front wheels to rotate freely when disconnected (unlocked) from the front axle. Mechanically activated locking hubs are activated by hand by turning a switch on the end of the axle.
