Tell me about....Freecoasters

[laidback]

Hi chaps,

I've been a little slack recently with contributing to this forum, so i thought i'd post up about Freecoasters.  Having wanted to get back into some old Flatland riding...only basic stuff ..Someone suggested i lace a freecoaster hub into a set of 48's i'm going to build.

Any pro's/con's with these? I can imagine them having a bit of 'slack' like the coaster brakes do.  Are they just a coaster with the brake shoes removed?

Cheeeeeers.

[Biggeorge]

The vast majority are based on the coaster with the shoes out. The new ones from ezra/vocal work on a cassette system but instead of the pawls being sprung out, they are sprung in and forced out by small Rams when you pedal.
Slack is adjustable on all.

This site is good but well out if date now.
http://free-coaster.com
Give us a pm if you want any info. I've been using coasters and freecoasters for nearly 30years and have modded a few too.

[laidback]

Cheers George, i'll have a read, I'm eying up a Peregrine one.  Are the sprockets the same as those for coasters, held on with a circular clip?

[Biggeorge]

The modern ones are all one machined piece.
have you got a link for the peregrine one? they did one donkeys ago so might be worth giving it a swerve and going for a cheapy more modern one off the evil bay.
Although not perfect the modern ones are more reliable, the old peregrine one might be more suited to a carpet queen/museum.

[Gnarlyscoots]

Hey buddy,

Are you building an old school wheel, mid school or new?

I assume when you say peregrine, you mean the late eighties, early nineties hub?

On a Tuff wheel, to freecaost, you just move the pedal back slightly after pedalling. This allows you to roll backwards without having to pedal backwards, then just press back hard to brake.

If you remove the brake shoes, it allows you to fully freecoast.

I think the Peregrine hub would be along the same lines 

[laidback]

i've got a couple of sets of SuperPros that need lacing, after they've been rechromed.  I was thinking about lacing up a NOS Peregrine freecoaster into one, just to see what it was like, I've been told it will make a few tricks much easier..



^^That is what i'm considering.  It will need a sprocket though...

[Biggeorge]

Give it a go and see how you get on. Don't stamp on the pedal as the sprockets only have 3 little teeth on them. You might need axle converters if you have 14mm dropouts.
The lag takes a bit of getting used to but you'll soon forget its there.
There's some flatland tricks I do that need a freecoaster. There's others that it makes easier.
Hope you enjoy.

[john4130]

been using a freecoaster for about 15 years or so now and i would hate being without it, i have about 10 of them. the most reliable one i,ve used would be my khe astern but the old nankai one i have still works perfectly. i only changed it because it was a 48h and i got new 36h rims. the mid school ultimate hardware ones were ok too as well as the taska ones.

[bmxband1t77]

I've been looking for coaster hubs for ages! Why are they so darn rare?


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[bmxband1t77]

Ever since my mum sold my lilac coaster skyways in a boot fair 😱 I've missed the positive lock of one. Some tricks are easier and some it locks u up if your not careful. I always landed heavy on the rear pedal out of a bowl. Every frikkin time......screeeeeech!!!!

And yes, I remind her to this day the error made that day.


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