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ACS Claws (2003)

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Wed Sep 10 2003 Reviewed By: Felix Muecke (anon) Rider Level: Pro/Elite
Used Product For 6 Months Strengths price, 36 engagement points Weaknesses manufacturing quality Similar Products Used Shimano SF-MX 30 , Dicta and noname freewheels Review I've used this freewheel for 6 months and it hasn't skipped once! Because of its 36 engagement points it feels much better than Shimano freewheels, which have only 18 engagement points. The ACS has 4 pawls, always two of them engage at the same time. The manufacturing quality is not very well but the low price compensates this little fault.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Sat Nov 08 2003 Reviewed By: Tanner Gregory (anon) Rider Level: Intermediate
Used Product For 2 Years or more Strengths 36 engagement points, beefy pawls, nice price Weaknesses none that I can see...can get messed up with dirt/water Similar Products Used shimano, dicta Review GREAT freewheels. Had 3 of them, only had to replace one on my GT race bike due to sand/water. NO skips on my trials bike, and you can't beat 36 engagement points for the price.
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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Thu Apr 08 2004 Reviewed By: agrade (anon) Rider Level: Intermediate
Used Product For 1 Month Strengths good price, engagement is nice Weaknesses needs loctiting (as they all do), skips a bit, strong riders will kill them fairly quick Similar Products Used lots of rear hubs, no other FF setups unfortunately Review this freewheel is good for the price, for the most part i feel comfortable on it. it has skipped a few times, but never under load. the engagement is good. they aren't overly beefy, a strong rider will go through these pretty fast. with me a shimano lasted me way over a year, so i am not concerned about the strength. buy it if you are light on freewheels. if you aren't, consider the WI trials freewheel.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Sun Feb 01 2004 Reviewed By: Missamigulu (anon) Rider Level: Pro/Elite
Used Product For 1 Year Strengths Fast engagement, predictable Similar Products Used Shimano 30 Review Compared to the shiamno freewheel, this freewheel engages faster, very predictable on wrong foot, short run-ups. Never skipped in 10 months. Very good product, best ever used, however i would believe this product to be more expensive than the shimano ones but it is worth it.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Sun May 02 2004 Reviewed By: Koshae (anon) Rider Level: Intermediate
Used Product For 1 Year Strengths Its strong, solid because it is made of STEEL..Heat treated..A reliable freewheel.. Weaknesses None so far..Just sometimes u may expect it to have more engangements to go FAR.. Similar Products Used Shimano,TDC Review It can last long and strong if you open it up and clean & Brush it..then Stick the whole GRease in it and put back its bearings and it will last for YEARS!
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Tue Jun 01 2004 Reviewed By: alex (anon) Rider Level: Intermediate
Used Product For Tested Only Strengths none maybe the engadment Weaknesses everything Similar Products Used just acs Review i really hate this freewheel you have to check its tight every 10 mins , it skips loads and just always comes loose and the pwals havebroke in mine definatly go for a ENO becuas of the sealed bearing.
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0 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Sat Sep 13 2003 Reviewed By: slydel (anon) Rider Level: Intermediate
Used Product For 3 Months Strengths Strong, Excellent customer support. Weaknesses None yet Similar Products Used none Review Switched to single speed on trials bike. I just feel more confident.
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0 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Thu Apr 28 2005 Reviewed By: John Mackie (anon) Rider Level: Pro/Elite
Used Product For Tested Only Strengths Very cheep Weaknesses Not long enough Review good.
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0 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Tue Jan 27 2004 Reviewed By: Philps (anon) Rider Level: Advanced
Used Product For 1 Month Strengths Just so-so Similar Products Used Shimano Review Very easy to break
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Tue Apr 27 2004 Reviewed By: m11 (anon) Rider Level: Beginner
Used Product For 1 Month Similar Products Used noname Review ACS was destroyed after one month of use.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful
Mon Jun 21 2004 Reviewed By: Da Make (anon) Rider Level: Advanced
Used Product For 3 Months Strengths 36 atachement points, 4 claws, 4 springs. Skips never , long lasting, smooth operating. Weaknesses Quite wide assembly. Need modifications to fit 189mm BB. Similar Products Used Old Shimano, Shimano DX. Review This is the best affordable freewheel on the market. It has twice as many atachement points than Old Shimano design. Suplied with pretty poor grease in it, you should open, clean and re-grease it. This freewheel _really_ needs threadlocking. I used Loctite trhead glue. When prepared and correctly bedded in this freewheel operates fantastically. It hadn't skipped ever and the operating is smooth and sure. I know, it's very cheap but that is caused by poor preparation job at the factory. Just put some proper grease in and you will have the most reliable freewheel. (Fitting ACS freewheel to narrower (<189mm) BB is pain. You have to take off some steel from the body of the freewheel. With a good file it takes about 30mins to level the free wheel assembling spanner claws down...) Da Make (Finland)
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful
Thu Jun 24 2004 Reviewed By: Nic Gross (anon) Rider Level: Beginner
Used Product For 1 Month Strengths err...better keep it on the BMX Weaknesses lasted me 2 weeks of super beginner riding, nothing rearwheel Similar Products Used Acs Claws Review yup. lasted me 2 weeks with no hard riding. deff go for the ENO. sounds good, but keep it on your BMX because I bought a ACS claws for my BMX and it has worked awesome.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful
Fri Apr 01 2005 Reviewed By: Matt (anon) Rider Level: Intermediate
Used Product For 3 Months Strengths none Weaknesses everything Similar Products Used Shimino Review I got this when I got my Alex triple walls, and it was great for the first couple months. Then all the sudden one day it stuck and wouldn't move!!
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Sun Apr 24 2005 Reviewed By: A dude from Denmark (anon) Rider Level: Beginner
Used Product For 3 Months Weaknesses weak Review after about three rides it stuck for the first time and since then it just got worse until i finally killed the poor thing
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Fri Nov 10 2006 Reviewed By: BONp (anon) Rider Level: Intermediate
Used Product For 1 Month Strengths . Weaknesses . Similar Products Used acs Review i had one as a FFW and i broke it in 2 days dont get on the front
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Fri Mar 02 2007 Reviewed By: Huig Markus (anon) Rider Level: Intermediate
Used Product For 1 Year Strengths strong, cheap, after cleaning it ride as new Review I've been riding with a ACS claw freeweheel for a year now. It is a strong freewheel. I've had that I was bashing on something when the rockring wasn't able to protect against the crash. So it bashed on the freewheel. The freewheel still works well. After a very sandy ride, the freewheel didn't runs free and it cracks. But after let it in benzin for a night and leap it with WD-40 and thin oil it runs very, very good again! I never had an other freewheel so I can not say that it is an excellent freewheel because I can not compare it with other freewheels.
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