where to buy it

deacon

deacon

minor bike philosopher
Im looking to do some basic research on a freewheel crank set. Does anyone know where to look for such a thing.
 
You mean like the old Shimano "FF System" cranks? If so the only place I could ever find them was on ebay.
 
I was looking at these a while back when I thought of getting a Cyclone kit.

Try these sites Deacon...

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http://www.eclipsebikes.com/freewheel-chainwheels-freewheel-chainwheels-c-32_119.html

I think the second site is a UK dealer for the first site, they probably have a US dealer listed on there site.

Didn't someone on this forums post a youtube video of one they were making/testing?

Regards
Tom

PS... found a thread over at endlesssphere.... https://www.endless-sphere.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=28&t=9589&start=0
May give you some info.
 
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would love to have a whole bike with a freewheel crank....
 
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seems that schwinn made one as well.... Wonder why none of these guys today don't make one.
 
deacon said:
seems that schwinn made one as well.... Wonder why none of these guys today don't make one.
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Do a search on "Shimano FF System" and you'll find out why. From what I read it's split about 50/50, some people love them and some absolutely hate them.
Some people seem to think that Shimano is going to re-introduce it.

Honestly the only thing that made the setup different then any other bike was the front crank and the rear hub set.
 
I second SickBikeParts. I've dealt with them and I had no problems. You can buy the parts a la carte if you want to. [email protected] (Ghost0 on the gas forums here) replies quickly to technical questions. Also Paco at Cyclone Taiwan is quick to respond to questions and knows his system inside out. I dealt with both of them when I put my ebike shift kit together - jd
ps Eclipse (UK) sells a freewheel kit and Elation (AU) does too.
 
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I knew that, as my grandson says all the time..... I'm so old, and been around so long that I remember when there shift kit was just an idea... I never did get into the details of how they adapted the bike chain drive to freewheel though. If I had given it any serious thought I would have known that it had to be a freewheel crank. Thanks for the information all of you.

I think I have talked myself into building an adult scooter from a bike frame and the rhino drive motor and mount but with the bike's wheel instead of the wheel on a wheel. the nine hundred watt motor will start the thing without pedals and pull it up any hill. If I weld the crank it will pass as a bike at first glance plus give me a place to put my feet.. I'm going to do some planning before I start it.
 
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