ForrestDump Posted October 12, 2012 Report Share Posted October 12, 2012 Good Morning forum, Its been quite a while since I was last active on the forum... but anyway, onto the topic in hand. I've been running an Echo SL freewheel (one of the silver ones) for quite some time now and its served me awfully well, but its slowly coming towards its ends and I don't fancy it giving up on me when out on a ride. Obviously I'll be looking for a new freewheel up front and with how pleased I was with the Echo SL I want to stick with them, question is... are the Echo Ti freewheels worth it and has anyone had any problems with them at all? Many thanks, James Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamKidney Posted October 12, 2012 Report Share Posted October 12, 2012 I think theyre essentially the normal freewheel with a ti outer ring, or ti-coated. You'd get the same reliability from the normal SL, which is almost half the price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dann2707 Posted October 12, 2012 Report Share Posted October 12, 2012 I wouldn't bother unless you're proper weight weenying your bike up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Leech Posted October 12, 2012 Report Share Posted October 12, 2012 Agreeing with both the comments above . If you do go for the Ti, make sure you grease the threads on the freewheel and crank to avoid any corrosion between the aluminium and titanium, can lead to the cranks breaking in extreme circumstances . Cheers, Josh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted October 12, 2012 Report Share Posted October 12, 2012 I think theyre essentially the normal freewheel with a ti outer ring, or ti-coated. You'd get the same reliability from the normal SL, which is almost half the price. They use a Ti inner, so it's a reasonable chunk of titanium. Stan's been running one of the Ti freewheels for a while and it seems to show less wear than the steel ones do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake. Posted October 12, 2012 Report Share Posted October 12, 2012 29 grams difference for £70.46? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamKidney Posted October 12, 2012 Report Share Posted October 12, 2012 They use a Ti inner, so it's a reasonable chunk of titanium. Stan's been running one of the Ti freewheels for a while and it seems to show less wear than the steel ones do. Ah I see. In that case, I'd go with Dan. I'd only buy one if I was really cutting down on weight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForrestDump Posted October 12, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 12, 2012 They use a Ti inner, so it's a reasonable chunk of titanium. Stan's been running one of the Ti freewheels for a while and it seems to show less wear than the steel ones do. Cheers for all the replies. Mark, other than greasing the threads between the crank and freewheel itself my current steel Echo required very little, if any maintenance at... is this the same for the Ti models? The only reason I've considered the Ti is that you tend to get what you pay for with bike parts. Thanks again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
315r Posted October 12, 2012 Report Share Posted October 12, 2012 extremely priced, same reliability, a little bit lighter than standard SL 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narrowbars Posted October 12, 2012 Report Share Posted October 12, 2012 I've had one for getting on 6 months no with no issues. Spay a load of GT85 in it every few months, other than that I've done nothing with it. Been reliable, if you can afford one they go for it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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