What happens when one pawl goes out of sync?
What happens when one pawl goes out of sync? Synchronization / loading a single pawl - With a pawl based system (as others have pointed out), there is the potential for one of the pawls to engage out of sync with the others. When this happens, the freehub body gets pushed off-center, which loads up the freehub body bearings to the point where they can become damaged. Are there any downsides to a hope pawl system? One potential downfall of pawl systems like Hope uses is that when things go wrong with them, either the pawls or the part inside...