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The freehub was not invented for another 30 years. But I see that the Cambio Corsa did have a freewheel (similar idea). I was wrong to think it used four fixed
by jzwinck 5y ago
The freehub was not invented for another 30 years. But I see that the Cambio Corsa did have a freewheel (similar idea). I was wrong to think it used four fixed gears. So indeed it could have used a chain tensioner!
Video showing it in action (skip to the middle): https://youtu.be/MQe0fLEQ2jY https://youtu.be/MQe0fLEQ2jY
- Cockbrand 5y agoI think there's a mixup between two things here. A _freehub_ contains both the cassette body and the _freewheel_. The former has been invented in the 1930s and popularized by Shimano in the late 1970s [1], the latter has been around since the 19th century [2]. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freehub https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freehub [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freewheel https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freewheel
- ptha 5y agoJust a link skipping to the gear change: https://youtu.be/MQe0fLEQ2jY?t=165 https://youtu.be/MQe0fLEQ2jY?t=165
- mauvehaus 5y agoYeah, I kind of let that one slide since it makes no difference from the standpoint of somebody trying to change gears while simultaneously not dying :-) And let's be honest: it's entirely possible that the author has never changed a cassette or freewheel or seen a freewheel if they have. I'm almost 40, and I've only ever seen freewheels on pretty old 10 and 12 speeds (that's 2x5 and 2x6. Not a modern 1x drivetrain). And only because I volunteered at a place that fixes up bikes.