Re: [CR]Vintage Freewheels/Spacing?

(Example: Production Builders:Cinelli)

From: <NortonMarg@aol.com>
Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2002 20:40:21 EDT
Subject: Re: [CR]Vintage Freewheels/Spacing?
To: krawls@visuallink.com, classicrendezvous@bikelist.org


In a message dated 6/11/02 6:36:14 PM Pacific Daylight Time, krawls@visuallink.com writes:

<< The ultra 6 was a narrow spaced freewheel designed to work in the space of a 5 speed freewheel on frames with 120 rear spacing. >> My recollection was you had to add 1 to 2 mm to make this work.

<<The 6 speed standard was designed for 126 spaced frames.>> My recollection is 125mm?

<<They then came out with the 7 speed ultra to work in place of the 6 speed standard. All 7 speed freewheels by Suntour are the same width.>> Was this the switch to 126.5?
Stevan Thomas
Alameda, CA