What do u guys think is better a freewheel or a cassette?

Question

What do u guys think is better a freewheel or a cassette?

Answer 1

Freewheels are used on older bikes and cheaper new ones,

they usually have 7 or less sprockets.

Cassettes are actually Free Hubs and are the newer style and

came out with the advent of 8,9 and 10 speed rears.

The advantage of the Free Hub is the that the bearings

can be moved out to the ends of the wheel or hub so

to speak and makes for alot stronger axle.

The link below will help determine what you have..

Answer 2

paul m is right

Answer 3

freewheels are ok for cheap little kids bikes.  cassettes are great for bmx type bikes that take abuse, and you can run smaller gearing with them.

Answer 4

The terms "freewheel" and "cassette" are often used interchangeably, an error that causes a lot of wasted time and money.

Traditional rear hubs came with a standardized set of threads to which a standard freewheel/sprocket cluster could be screwed on. This allowed any brand of freewheel to be mounted on any brand of hub. If you wore out your sprockets, or wanted different gear ratios, you could unscrew the cluster and install a new one.

Almost all bikes made through the late 1980s used this system.

Over the last few years the Shimano Cassette or "Freehub" has largely replaced the conventional threaded rear hub. It is sad to lose the brand interchangeability that formerly existed, but these hubs work so well that they have come to represent the new "standard."

Most decent-quality bikes made since the late 1980s have used Cassettes. As to which is better I guess would be of individual choice.