Broken freewheel Options

[DaBeast]

Well... My 13t ACS Crossfire was about a month old, and started making a little noise last week. I was told new freewheels have been known to do that sometimes, no biggie. This is not what I was thinking about when I thought there was a "break-in" period. First crank out of the gate in moto1 of my 41N race Saturday. I went right over the bars (IMG:style_emoticons/default/ohmy.gif) Not a mark on me but today I feel like I was hit by a truck. That is torque my friend. They don't call be Beast for nothing (IMG:style_emoticons/default/cool.gif)
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[Jason F.]

13t, way to small way to much stress on it, especially if you are anywhere near 200lbs or above.

[Elvis]

Yeah man, 13t is okay for riding around, but for racing it just won't hold up: Too much stress across too little area.

I have trouble keeping a 15t in line for very long.

Now on my park bike, the 13t freewheel is hanging in just fine, but I don't snap on that bad boy.

[Code4130]

Yep 13s just cant take the stress, if you want to run wheels with a freewheel you should look into getting a White Industries.

[Brandon002]

Wow... I've never seen one break like that. Lay off the wheaties and leg presses man. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

[The Riddler Al-F]

You can never go wrong with a 16 tooth White Industries...still my favorite for reliability and smoothness. Pricey though...otherwise, I would give that Exceess 16 tooth a try.

[DaBeast]

I used to run a 17t but since I'm a masher, the bigger front sprockets were making it a pain to load it on my bike rack. I ran a 49/17, so this was a move to save space more than anything. After looking though, the only other 13t I can find is a Excess. Everyone says White Industries, but they don't make them that small. Looks like it's back to the big front sprockets for me (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif)

[tobeone]

I used to run a 17t but since I'm a masher, the bigger front sprockets were making it a pain to load it on my bike rack. I ran a 49/17, so this was a move to save space more than anything. After looking though, the only other 13t I can find is a Excess. Everyone says White Industries, but they don't make them that small. Looks like it's back to the big front sprockets for me (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif)

Odyssey do a 13 tooth

[The Riddler Al-F]

If you're gonna run that small, 15 and under, then a cassette is your best bet for racing.

[tommydone]

any 13t is going to do that, the circumferance isnt big enough to withstand the torque. I wouldnt do anything but a 16t in the rear. Spread the torque over a larger area. The rollout may be the same but it will take less to get it spinning