Diatech freehub material?

rubins4

Hi all, just a quicky...

Are Diatech freehub bodies alloy? I.e. Will I need to get a wider based rear sprocket to run single speed or will the budget ones do?

Ta

nicklouse

all the ones i have seen are steel.

get a magnet and check.

rubins4

Yes Boss. 8)

snotty badger

Test it with a magnet if you want to be certain.

Anonymous

Maybe you could try a magnet on it? See if it sticks or not.

snotty badger

:oops:
Must stop scanning posts so quickly

Still a good idea though1 :oops:

rubins4

Did someone say magnet....?


Fnar fnar


Used a magnet on the back of a 6x9, its steel. 8) Thank you chaps

cavegiant

I still do not see an issue with using a cheap cassette on an alloy freehub.

I snap chains (well used to pre KMC days) and shatter hubs on a regular basis (last rebuild two weeks ago shattered pawls).

I have never had a cassette I could not get off, one sharp tap, then pull.

This is generally cosmetic damage!


Has anyone here had a cassette they could not remove or damaged the threads so bad it pulled through and could rotate on the hub?

rubins4

This is for a single speed conversion, so all the power is being focused through maybe only a mm or 2 onto the freebody rather then the entire width of freebody via the cassette.

But no, I have never had trouble getting a cassette to slide off. The lockring on the other hand.... :twisted: