DRIFT MANIAC E-Bike Freewheel 7 Speeds 11-28/11-34T Teeth EPOCH

Seems to work very well I got more pedal than I wasn't running out of pedal at higher speeds

I read thru many reviews looking for an equivalent FW. Some had noted that the high 11 tooth sprocket is too fragile and if it breaks, the FW is unusable. This is partially correct, but the fragility is especially true if the higher gears are used to start or propel the bike a lower speeds. 11,12,and 13 tooth high gears are really for lighter bikes with riders who know how to use their gears and have developed a higher cadence for those gears. Riders who stay in these high gears tend to wear out the drive train components and their knees.E-bikes are heavier and initially faster then regular bikes. The lower gears of this FW are helpful to assist the motor in climbing or to ride the bike without battery power. The mid gears are good training for legs to practice higher cadence, get exercise and assist the motor; the higher gears allow you to keep up with the motor at higher speeds like from 18-30 mph and not ghost pedal. At 30 mph, I am able to use the 6th gear (13 th) as i have gotten my cadence up with practice.I live in a hilly area, and use & need the full range of my gears on alm ost every rdieWith the above in mind this FW properly used is excellent for an e bike, especially for general daily riding.

So I recently purchased a Radexpand 5 folding ebike. Great bike BTW but the gear ratio was horrible. At its top speed of 20 mph you could not peddle fast enough to keep up with it. I also have two Radminis which the peddle ratio was perfect for the size bike. I decided after some research on both of the bikes specs to order this for my Radexpand. Exactly what I needed. It now peddles exactly like the Radmini does. At top speed I can peddle and the gear ratio is much better, I can keep up with the speed of the bike much easier. It did require some derailleur adjustment but that was easy. I took my wheel into a local bike shop and they changed it out for me in like 5 mins for a few bucks. Well worth the money for sure and with the larger gear for easy uphill peddling makes my Ebike much more exciting to ride.

What more could you expect for $32? For me this lasted just over a year with about 1400 miles on it through a BBSHD running 1700watts, I rode this thing hard and was pretty horrible about chain maintenance so when I checked my chain for wear, I noticed the cogs were pretty worn down too. I live in a very sandy environment so keeping my chain clean is next to impossible. All in all I am very happy with it, just ordered my second one. I love the extra large 34T cog, I can climb almost any hill with it. Maybe I’ll take better care of this one….no promises though.

After putting more than 1k miles on these between my families 6 ebikes I can now give this a proper review.Bottom line this freewheel is awesome when you need raw hill climbing power. I have two cargo bikes and when fully loaded my stock free wheel required a lot of effort from my legs. With this freewheel I can power up the steepest hills with a lot less effort.I have had zero issues with wear or any teeth damage

I like the low and high gear and made a difference

My only concern is it seems of less quality than what I removed off my e bike. The gears are quite a bit thinner.Huge improvement, night & day difference on my e bike. The 11tooth gear allows me to actually pedal assist above 25 mph and not just ghost pedal. Gained a couple mph on top end!

The media could not be loaded. I have purchased this twice in 2024 and had the same defect with both freewheels.After 2 and 4 months respectively, one of the gears started slipping, turning with the chain independent of the freewheel body and therefore not turning the bike wheel.See video.The fact that 2 of the same freewheel failed in the same way a similar amount of time suggests to me this is a production quality issue.