[CR]Re: [CR} Vintage freewheels - more info.

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From: <GPVB1@cs.com>
Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2002 13:17:37 EDT
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: [CR]Re: [CR} Vintage freewheels - more info.

Regina had the CX-S in narrow-6 and narrow-7 configurations, then the America series that eventually went up to eight speeds on a freewheel body!

Besides the manufacturers Steve mentions below, the only other narrow six-speed I can remember right now is the old Maillard (now part of Sachs) "Compact" freewheel that was narrow spacing. There was a Compact 6, not sure if there was a Compact 7 also.

Then there was the Zeus 2000 skinny-7, but not a skinny-6 IIRC.

To me, the Zeus is the coolest: you can build a 5-, 6-, or 7-speed aluminum- or steel-cogged freewheel on the same body, the bodies are virtually bullet-proof, and they sound as solid as they are. Of course, the aluminum cogs are soft, like so many of that era were, but they seem to develop skipping problems less often than Campy ones in my experience....

Greg Parker A2 MI USA

Steve N. wrote:


> Message: 10
> Reply-To: "Steve Neago" <questor@cinci.rr.com>
> From: "Steve Neago" <questor@cinci.rr.com>
> To: <raleypc@netscape.net>
> Cc: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
> Subject: Re: [CR]Vintage Freewheels
> Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2002 08:29:09 -0400
>
> I believe that Sachs, Regina, and Everest also made 6-7 speed freewheels
> that are Ultra compatible. Can anyone provide models?
>
> Thanks, Steve Neago
> Cincinnati, OH
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <raleypc@netscape.net>
> To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, June 11, 2002 7:07 AM
> Subject: [CR]Vintage Freewheels
>
>
> > Did any manufacturer besides SunTour make "ultra" 6 and 7 speed
> freewheels? I just installed a 7 speed Suntour (ultra I think) on my
> Raleigh International and it just barely clears the dropouts with a 6 speed
> axle...but it does fit! Final dumb question: are all 7 speed freewheels
> the same width or is it just the ultra series that fit in the place of a
> standard width 6 speed? Thanks!
> >
> > Paul (looking for the right gear) Raley
> > Leonardtown MD