Totally out of my depth with freehubs
wolfgangschligermag
Posts: 5
Wowza, I'm confused.
Recently bought a new wheelset, running a Novatec D462SB-SL with an XD freehub. On Novatec's website it said that this hub comes with an 11sp freehub but I know they also made XD freehubs for it. Cool. No problem.
This hub uses Novatec's 533 system, so I just need a 5-pawl 33 F-type freehub if I want to switch to an 11sp freehub. Simple.
HOWEVER
Just popped it open last night to make sure it hadn't been way over-lubed in manufacturing.
3 pawls.
?!???!?!
Is this a huge issue? Of course in some ways more pawls = better but does fewer pawls = disaster?
aka could I ride this if I had an XD cassette without risking ruining it?
Also, if I get a new freehub does it have to be 5 pawls or would 3 work, as long as it's compatible in other respects?
This is my first time opening a hub so I'm rather shook. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Benno
Recently bought a new wheelset, running a Novatec D462SB-SL with an XD freehub. On Novatec's website it said that this hub comes with an 11sp freehub but I know they also made XD freehubs for it. Cool. No problem.
This hub uses Novatec's 533 system, so I just need a 5-pawl 33 F-type freehub if I want to switch to an 11sp freehub. Simple.
HOWEVER
Just popped it open last night to make sure it hadn't been way over-lubed in manufacturing.
3 pawls.
?!???!?!
Is this a huge issue? Of course in some ways more pawls = better but does fewer pawls = disaster?
aka could I ride this if I had an XD cassette without risking ruining it?
Also, if I get a new freehub does it have to be 5 pawls or would 3 work, as long as it's compatible in other respects?
This is my first time opening a hub so I'm rather shook. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Benno
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shooketh indeed. If you send me the wheels I'll test them for a few months, let you know if it works
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