You can thread a freewheel on a fixed thread though so as long as you've got a lockring tool, a freewheel tool and a lock whip you can have both. Just not as quick as flipping it round
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You can thread a freewheel on a fixed thread though so as long as you've got a lockring tool, a freewheel tool and a lock whip you can have both. Just not as quick as flipping it round