Is a cassette better than a freewheel?

When you’re simply cruising along i.e. not pedalling, or going backwards, it spins freely. A cassette is the more modern option and has quickly overtaken the freewheel. It comprises a collection of independent cogs set on layered rings that come apart and slot onto the body of the (also more modern) freehub component.Click to see full answer. In this way, what is the difference between cassette and freewheel?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.One may also ask, what is the difference between a freewheel and a cassette BMX? A freewheel is the driver and freewheel all in one piece that treads to a hub that is usually a flip flop hub that takes 14 n 13 tooth freewheels. Cassettes r better and some can take a 13t driver like my Demolition hub. Over all you will get better alignment in your drive train and the hub will last much longer. Subsequently, question is, can you convert freewheel to cassette? 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.What is a freewheel hub?A freehub is a type of bicycle hub that incorporates a ratcheting mechanism, and the name freehub is a registered trademark of Shimano. A set of sprockets (called a “cassette”) are mounted onto a splined shaft of the freehub to engage the chain.