"uninhibited momentum buildup" <-So good.
Based on my own experience smashing the pawls on low PoE hubs to nubbins, I have to agree with the hammer analogy.
* 18 PoE OEM hub? Smashed the pawls enough to drag when coasting in like 500 miles.
* 18 PoE Shimano? Didn't take it apart to look, but sometimes dragged when coasting after just 1000 miles.
* 44 PoE Hope? Smashed them pretty good (and toasted the freehub bearings) in 1500 miles. (But the hub itself still spun forever thanks to the tight tolerances on the "preload" spacers)
* 102 PoE Spank hub? 1000 miles and no indication of smashing taking place.
The Spanks are also multi-tooth pawls, so that is also something to consider. You don't often see multi-tooth on low PoE because the pawls would have to be pretty big and relatively heavy in order to touch more than one drive tooth at a time. But spreading the contact from just the end of a single pawl tooth has got help with durability.
May 16, 2023, 9:22 a.m. - Justin White
"uninhibited momentum buildup" <-So good. Based on my own experience smashing the pawls on low PoE hubs to nubbins, I have to agree with the hammer analogy. * 18 PoE OEM hub? Smashed the pawls enough to drag when coasting in like 500 miles. * 18 PoE Shimano? Didn't take it apart to look, but sometimes dragged when coasting after just 1000 miles. * 44 PoE Hope? Smashed them pretty good (and toasted the freehub bearings) in 1500 miles. (But the hub itself still spun forever thanks to the tight tolerances on the "preload" spacers) * 102 PoE Spank hub? 1000 miles and no indication of smashing taking place. The Spanks are also multi-tooth pawls, so that is also something to consider. You don't often see multi-tooth on low PoE because the pawls would have to be pretty big and relatively heavy in order to touch more than one drive tooth at a time. But spreading the contact from just the end of a single pawl tooth has got help with durability.