White Industries Freewheels are awesome! It's too bad they haven't done an ENO hub for a thru-axle setup... is the kind of thing a single-speed evangelist would say... but I am not one... The Trials freewheel is pretty good for engagement at 5°.
Historically, running single speed, the only bearing I EAT on I9 has been the big (single) hub shell bearing behind the freehub. It doesn't seem to matter what quality of bearing I replace it with because it's taking a tonne of load and single speeding ruins everything. That said, the ABEC-5 Enduro bearing in the Hydra hubs I'm testing is so-far-so-good.
The big joke is all the guys running King BBs who re-grease them on the bike and then when it comes time to take them out there's a torch involved! Turns out having your BB in your frame for years on end has some cons too!
March 14, 2020, 4:09 p.m. - Andrew Major
White Industries Freewheels are awesome! It's too bad they haven't done an ENO hub for a thru-axle setup... is the kind of thing a single-speed evangelist would say... but I am not one... The Trials freewheel is pretty good for engagement at 5°. Historically, running single speed, the only bearing I EAT on I9 has been the big (single) hub shell bearing behind the freehub. It doesn't seem to matter what quality of bearing I replace it with because it's taking a tonne of load and single speeding ruins everything. That said, the ABEC-5 Enduro bearing in the Hydra hubs I'm testing is so-far-so-good. The big joke is all the guys running King BBs who re-grease them on the bike and then when it comes time to take them out there's a torch involved! Turns out having your BB in your frame for years on end has some cons too!