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Seem to remember reading that the length of unsupported axle is another weakness, prompting the introduction of freehubs with eight speed.
That was already a problem with any multiple freewheel hub, and freehubs were invented quite early*, although not really popularised until Shimano brought out their 6-speed models in the early 1980s
*e.g. Bayliss-Wiley in 1938
gbj_tester
Scilly.Suffolk
Seem to remember reading that the length of unsupported axle is another weakness, prompting the introduction of freehubs with eight speed.