Sam-Addy A3 Posted May 17, 2009 Report Share Posted May 17, 2009 Hey guys, My mate is buying a new back wheel for his BMX, but there are two different types of the wheel he wants.One is a cassette, and the other is flipflop, do any of you guys know the difference?CheersSam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pashley26 Posted May 17, 2009 Report Share Posted May 17, 2009 (edited) Hey guys, My mate is buying a new back wheel for his BMX, but there are two different types of the wheel he wants.One is a cassette, and the other is flipflop, do any of you guys know the difference?CheersSam Cassette has an internal toothed ring and a smaller "cog" with a pawl system attached to it presses into the hub, allowing for smaller ratios on the rear.A flip flop is a wheel with a screw on fixed on one side and predominantly a screw on freewheel on the other so you can switch between fixed and freewheel or just swap ratios...Cassette - Flipflop - I should imagine he wants a Cassette wheel Edited May 17, 2009 by Pashley26 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe_Elding Posted May 17, 2009 Report Share Posted May 17, 2009 Flip Flop is threaded on both sides, so you can screw a freewheel on one, cog on the other and switch round. ( ie fixed/ not fixed) a cassette is well, a cassette hub Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Perkins Posted May 17, 2009 Report Share Posted May 17, 2009 I once had a Flip flop cassette hub. Made by Specialized I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam-Addy A3 Posted May 17, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2009 Alright sooo, flip flop allows you to have either fixed, or freewheel on the back, and cassette is just a freehub basically yeah?Sam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revolver Posted May 17, 2009 Report Share Posted May 17, 2009 I thought a flipflop was threaded on both sides, in order to let you run LHD... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Quinn Posted May 17, 2009 Report Share Posted May 17, 2009 Just get a cassette. Flip flops have had their time.A flip flop is a standard freewheel hub. But it just has a smaller freewheel thread on one side to allow you to run 14/13t freewheels (odyssey make a 13t for example).A cassette allows you to run as low as 9t, even 8t in some cases, and is generally more reliable and the norm in bmx now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam-Addy A3 Posted May 17, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2009 Ok thanks a lot guys, loads of help Sam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomm Posted May 19, 2009 Report Share Posted May 19, 2009 I thought a flipflop was threaded on both sides, in order to let you run LHD...No, the thread isn't in reverse direction on the left side. If you were to run LHD, you'd unscrew the sprocket. It's designed so you can take the wheel out and flip it over to change gear, or to change from freewheel to fixed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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