At the heart of the Solix rear hub is a continuously-phased five-pawl freehub seamlessly integrating with a 121 tooth drive ring - offering 605 points of contact translating to an ultra-fine .59° engagement. Crafted from A2 tool steel using precision wire EDM, the pawls and drive rings are engineered for maximum durability. To bring resistance and freewheeling noise to a minimum, we’ve reduced the driving diameter, pawl rotation, and pawl spring pressure, and changed the FH seal layout.