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White Industries is well-known and respected for their freewheels. Although more costly than it’s foreign-made competitors, the American-made White Industries Trials Freewheel is built to last. The main features are the number of engagement points and the use of sealed-cartridge bearings. And unlike any other freewheel out there, the White Industries freewheel is made to be disassembled and serviced.
The Trials Freewheel takes their high-performance to a new level. It features twice as many engagement points as their standard freewheel—a total of 72—and features a beefed up outer gear case for additional durability. Of course at 202g, it weighs almost 30g more than the standard freewheel, but it’s a small price to pay for the performance and quality.
On the bike, what you’ll notice is absolute instantaneous engagement. Ratchet the pedals forward just a hair and the bike is rearing to go. The other thing you’ll notice is a high-pitched whine when you’re coasting, as though you’ve got a whole next of hornets chasing after your rear hub.
The Trials Freewheel is only available as an 18t, and retails for $120. Visit www.whiteind.com for more info.
The standard White Industries freewheel is so much better than any other I have ever had that it is ridiculous. Definitely costly, but worth it.
If the Trials Freewheel is even better, it has to be fantastic.
Ha…definitely worth the price. The WI freewheel is an order of magnitude better than anything else on the market.
Back in my mountain bike racing days I ran a White Industries freewheels from the moment they were available. Still have it on my mountain bike.
I only ride White freewheels. Even the standard models have way more ratchet pawls than cheapo freewheels, so you’ll tell a huge difference even with the non-trials models.
They’re perfect for polo, when you need to blast forward from a dead stop.
No more fixies for me since I got injured passing on a misaligned manhole, so I converted in a nice single speed using a double speed (16t./18t.) W.I.freewheel.
The quality is amazing, it worth the price, stay away from asian crap.
Fixies is for velodrome and circus number!