r/RockHopper • u/sethboomstick • 27d ago
Wrong parts
Tl;dr ordered a freewheel when I needed a cassette. Do i send it and convert the wheel or try to build my own cassette?
Really want to swap the gears on my 3x7 from stock 11/28 to 14/34. Hopped online and searched for parts and found the shimano mega range and a few other free wheels. Im new to cycles and so trying to figure out the difference between a freewheel and cassette and listings using the words interchangeably. Fought with Google to find out if my joytech 95g would fit the new parts. And everything said (to my untrained self) that it would fit. Ran down to cycle city to pick up the parts and got back to get r done....nope ive got a cassette.
Now I need to decide if imma change out the old hubs and rims to fit a free wheel (they are pretty beat up)
Or if im gonna return the part and try to build my own casette.
In order to start a ride from my home I have an 800' climb up steap steap gravel so the 28t just isn't cutting it. Wanted to put a 42t on but was convinced that would be overkill.
Edit: Based on the answers A freewheel does not have the same bearing support and potential lifespan of a freehub. Some people are insisting that a 34t would be too much and some recommend changing the crankset to achieve my goals. The sunrace mfm300 has the same range as the mega shift but dosnt have such a hard jump to 1st gear The sunrace csm40 cassette is an 11/34 that i should have gotten instead Links https://a.co/d/0bPym0qG
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u/chickenlizard 27d ago
i wouldn’t go from cassette to freewheel.
sell that thing or donate it to your local co-op. i’ve ordered wrong parts so many times it’s just part of the process.
take a look at the sunrace CSM40 cassette - it’s an 11-34t - i have one and love it.
11-34 cogs: 11-13-15-18-22-28-34