convert coaster-brake hub to a freecoaster

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Apr 22, 2008

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pinkpearldrums (Apr 22, 2008 at 15:01)

i dint belive you guys when you said it was possible....but arnt any hubs with a coaster brake crap anyway?

jasmithy (Mar 1, 2009 at 13:16)

ryt can some1 help me i dont get this vid :S is it for turning a normal freewheel into a freecoaster?

bmxriley (Apr 1, 2009 at 17:28)

no, its for coaster brake hubs, when you back pedal it brakes

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Hombre3000 (Apr 29, 2008 at 16:35)

I did this once! Only I didn't put in those washers . . . It's got a lot of slack.

Torin-MH (Jul 7, 2008 at 23:25)

a way easier way of doin it is just takin off the bolt on the one side and then take off the brake arm n put the bolt back on

stubz (Jul 11, 2008 at 15:37)

Simply removing the brake arm doesn't allow free wheel ...
Even with washers, I found a Â½ turn slack after back peddling.
Using a lock washer / spring washer I was able to get rid of it.
It takes some trial & error to get enough pinch to hold the bearing up tight and still have some roll in the axle, but I now have a cruiser that free wheels with no visible modifications.

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immenseturmoil (Jun 6, 2008 at 11:19)

can we see it on ur bike?? in action?

twowheels4ever (Oct 1, 2008 at 8:08)

it works... it's an ol' school way of having a freewheel, but it does work.. KUDOS to the poster child Wink

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+ 10

dsrider (Jun 22, 2008 at 10:15)

i hate you

konarider112 (Jun 26, 2008 at 19:55)

i too hate this man

brycewd (Jul 17, 2008 at 21:43)

and so do i

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TAZZA (Jun 22, 2008 at 19:52)

it better work can u make a vid of it working after you do it all that would be a lot better

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Zed-man (Jul 6, 2008 at 16:20)

hey schulzmike you know your gay when

brycewd (Jul 17, 2008 at 21:44)

Hey Zed-man you know that ur a hommo when you use a term no uses anymore...

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flowrider18 (Aug 15, 2008 at 11:52)

can you apply this to 26'' hub for mountain bike?

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romeodabest (Aug 17, 2008 at 13:25)

can u do this to a mtb wheel i need to no asap !!!!!!!!

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GVSz (Sep 20, 2008 at 19:05)

if tis a coaster then yes.

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rutschattack (Sep 25, 2008 at 19:57)

hey i did this and it works so well i used a washer and ther was a 1mm space between the washer and the sping heads and it work preety good it does have freecoaster on it and sometimes doesnt idk y but it also pedals half a crank wen walking the bike foward it does work fine and if u want ill show u a vid of it working just let me know

decamun (Jul 29, 2009 at 15:01)

show

rutschattack (Jul 29, 2009 at 15:40)

It's on my profile

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twowheels4ever (Oct 1, 2008 at 8:05)

the only bad thing is---the hub turns into a shimano lx-xt-xtr after you're done... you can do it and ride it for a bit... but it won't last Wink

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jasmithy (Mar 1, 2009 at 13:16)

ryt can some1 help me i dont get this vid :S is it for turning a normal freewheel into a freecoaster?

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thebomb (Oct 20, 2009 at 9:40)

could i run a 9t driver on a coasterbrake?

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kevinnorco (Nov 5, 2009 at 13:20)

c quoi un free coeaster

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