The Eclat Cortex Freecoaster is in our opinion best freecoaster on the market just got better with the addition of a non-drive side plastic hub guard. Eclat went back to the drawing board when creating the new Cortex Freecoaster hub. With a redesigned driver, drive side bearing, clutch resistance mech and axle the Eclat Cortex could be one of the best designed freecoaster hubs on the market. " Lets break it down for you? The biggest issue with clutch style freecoasters was always that they generated “play” over time. When the clutch threads into the driver, it acts like a vice and clamps the large drive side hub bearing and ultimately will cause large loads on that bearing causing it to weaken and become loose. We solved this issue by using a special “c-clip” which sits freely behind the non-drive side bearing, preventing the force of the clutch from damaging the bearings and destroying them. This special part really gives the Cortex a huge advantage over other hubs and enables you to give it as much side impact as possible, without the hub generating play. After 2 years of heavy testing, we still have team riders riding the Cortex hub as good as it was the day it was laced up. " -Eclat BMX
