Greg Parker wrote: I would definitely agree that Suntour made many wonderful components, of which the first generation Cyclone short-cage rear derailleur is my personal favorite, followed closely by either the Superbe / Superbe Pro stuff, or the later versions of the Winner Pro freewheel.
At one point, some of us tandemists started stripping freewheel pawls. That's when McCready started pushing "out of phase" pedaling (back cranks 90 degrees rotated from front) to cut the power load. I sent Suntour a busted ProCompe freewheel with a note. Coincidently or not, they came out with a new line, just for Tandems. Looked identical, but had a "T" on the lock ring, and much bigger pawls. They listened.
harvey (not so strong now) sachs
mcLean VA