Now for the new people on this site, investigating what parts are and how things are and if they are any good i decided to write a "Article" on cassettes and low gearing. For anyone who doesn't know what a cassette is it's this.


Now your probably thinking, whats the difference between a Cassette and a normal Freewheel Hub.

Cassettes:

• Smaller gearing allowing
• More bearings, rolls smoother and longer
• Better sound
• better Quailty drivers (freewheels)

Freewheels:

• Cheaper
• Easier to maintain
• cheaper freewheels and bearings

Some people believe that cassettes = better riding. I don't think it is, let me say why i don't believe it is.

I see now kids at the skatepark with custom bikes, cassettes, small gearing, large bars with no pegs or brakes, then i have seen Young adults with Freewheel medium to large gearing, 4pc bars, 4 pegs and both brakes. The younger men would obviously be better and the kids with fully custom bikes they would be real smooth and consistant with there tricks, then i see Custom riders barely landing things, sketchy transfers and stuff trying to be all the BIG SHOT because he has a fully custom bike with low gearing and a loud cassette.

Many people get a cassette after a few years instead of going straight to one from a stock bike, yeah Stock hubs may blow out easy, but theres some freewheel hubs that last a long time may even be longer than a cassette, because you have the money to spend on a cassette and micro gearing does it nessacary mean you need to get one because it's whats on everyones bike nowadays? i know some people at my local park who have been riding a year with a stock bike, heavy cranks hi-ten steel forks, and the money to replace those but instead they get a cassette, why? because nearly everyone at the skatepark has one. As your reading this your thinking jesus christ this guy is going on about kids? but i myself run a freewheel hub, i plan to go to cassette but not til the end of the year until i have replaced anything i feel that needs replacing because it's worn down and broken, For those who have freewheel hubs, large sprockets and grind alot, simply buy a grind guard for that sprocket, they're so much cheaper than running lower gearing. for a decent cassette wheel + sprocket will cost you well over £/$100 whereas a grind guard sprocket costs a 1/4 of that.

I believe cassettes are things you need to prepare yourself for, i know someone who's blown out more bearings in his driver and cassette hub, than i ever have because infact i never have blown bearings and im not that smooth, i've been riding a year and 3 months now and everyone i started riding with has a cassette, because they had the money to buy it, i've had the money to buy one, i myself brought other things.

Thinking of buying a cassette, wait until your hub is not rideable and look out for cheaper stuff so you can replace other parts. I'm probably going to get abuse for this post but i believe it needed to be said.

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