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Should I Ride a Freecoaster hub as a Newb

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[Tha]Shovla

Monkey
Aug 28, 2007
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Somewhere over the rainbow
So i have started riding 20" street in Baltimore MD where i work, i cant afford the gas it would take me to get to the mountain 4 days a week like i have in past summers to hit up my FR mt bike but i can always put in some hours after work on my 20" i picked up the other month. Im riding a Fit AM and have really gotten the bug for street riding, i cant pull any tricks but anything MTB orriented, ledges, tables ect im good for and i can hit some low grinds on ledges, although i dont care for rail slides yet.

I have only been riding for like a month and i have a pretty good feel for the bike, i was wondering if i should buy a freecoaster hub so i can learn to ride that hub to be able to ride backwards and work on 180's and the various tricks involved with that style. I dont have any good or bad habits yet engrained and i was thinking it might be good to learn the freecoaster hub while im still new. I keep remembering 6 seasons of clip pedals on my MTB and then switching to flats riding, that was a horrible season of transition i thought it might be kinda hard to switch over after a while on a regular hub to the freecoaster.

So what does everyone think? and any recomendations on a good set up if people recomend learning it while im still new and neive. Thanks. ..
 
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jasride

Turbo Monkey
Sep 23, 2006
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i agree, learn with your standard cassette hub first. it might take hours and days and try after try after try, and just when you want to just give up on riding backwards, you'll try it again and you'll roll like 5 or 6 crank revolutions and say to your self, s**t i got this. and before you know it, you'll be looking over your shoulder rolling exactly where you want. it's good.
 
morethanjake543

morethanjake543

Monkey
Mar 10, 2005
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Not to mention, freecoasters are high-cost and high-maintenance.

I use my cassette and do a bunch of fakie lines that kids would usually ride with freecoasters. I guess the biggest differences I'd get by riding a coaster hub would be faster/smoother fakies and super easy half cabs (and no sore knees from farking around with pedal pressure). Until I can afford a coaster, and until someone actually releases a consistent and reasonable hub, I'll still be pedaling backwards on my cassette.
 
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[Tha]Shovla

Monkey
Aug 28, 2007
119
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Somewhere over the rainbow
Thanks for the info, its all hard to me right now, i just do a lot of very basic work right now like practicing manuals, pedal kicks, attempting bar spins only to fall, 180's and 360's are just imaginative visions i have, if nothing else street always gives you something to work on.
 
Nadtorious

Nadtorious

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Mar 27, 2008
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Fakies are easier with a cassette hub. Plus, crankflips are nearly impossible with a freecoaster (well, at least mine). And if you get into dirt jumping you're gonna want a cassette. I can't wait to get rid of my Geisha :banghead:
 
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[Tha]Shovla

Monkey
Aug 28, 2007
119
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Somewhere over the rainbow
Yeah, sounds like ill stick with it, BMX rocks btw. from someone who has ridden all MTB for the past 15 years, this is a step up in every aspect and every way from MTB, say nothing for the ability to progress your riding over time. Gald i found this aspect of bikes.
 
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