Franksx2005 Posted March 19, 2010 Report Share Posted March 19, 2010 (edited) Ive decided to get rid of my chris king and middleburns and replace them with a front freewheel setup. is this a wise move? Its an Echo Urban by the way, and im not very streety rider? The front freewheel set up is less weight overall and the weight has moved towards the center. Edited March 19, 2010 by Franksx2005 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charliet Posted March 19, 2010 Report Share Posted March 19, 2010 Ive decided to get rid of my chris king and middleburns and replace them with a front freewheel setup. is this a wise move? Its an Echo Urban by the way, and im not very streety rider? The front freewheel set up is less weight overall and the weight has moved towards the center. yer mate go with a front wheel set up that is what i use the only down side is you some times get your trousers cought under the chain but just tuck your trousers in your socks but u do look like a chav but o well it is better than gettin your trousers ripped. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3dd Posted March 19, 2010 Report Share Posted March 19, 2010 (edited) Ive decided to get rid of my chris king and middleburns and replace them with a front freewheel setup. is this a wise move? Its an Echo Urban by the way, and im not very streety rider? The front freewheel set up is less weight overall and the weight has moved towards the center. Hi. I have had both of set ups and would say there is no difference in them. With the king, back end can some times feel a bit heavier but no a lot. With the freewheel weight destribution is better and it is also cheaper. I never tryed middleburns because I never realy like them and always had try-all cranks instead, so it was still nice and smart. I also notice my singlespeed CK was eating my horizontal drop outs a little. I changed back to a freewheel few months ago, 108 echo SL to be exact and I love it because my king used to skip a lot and could not trust it no more, echo ffw hasn't done it even once! So don't waste your money if you have a great working king. Edited March 19, 2010 by 3dd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Dark Posted March 19, 2010 Report Share Posted March 19, 2010 Either as long as you go for a decent set-up....I'be had both and got on really well with both. My recommendation would be MIddleburns with a TNN bash, rear ISO king orr Try-all cranks, Echo SL FFW, Trialtech ti bash, Try-all 'H' hub Thats what I'd run if it were me, the only real difference between the two is price and weight distribution really.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Franksx2005 Posted March 20, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2010 Either as long as you go for a decent set-up....I'be had both and got on really well with both. My recommendation would be MIddleburns with a TNN bash, rear ISO king orr Try-all cranks, Echo SL FFW, Trialtech ti bash, Try-all 'H' hub Thats what I'd run if it were me, the only real difference between the two is price and weight distribution really.... ive ordered now, i went for the speedrace cranks, tarty said they were very similar to the try all, sl freewheel, echo tr bash and a because rear hub. If something brakes with this setup it will be a lot cheaper to replace parts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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