Eric Elman asked:
>What was considered the best lightweight freewheel of the late 1970's? Any
>why?
Best was Shimano, closely followed by Sun Tour. Due to superior design of the sprocket teeth, these shifted noticeably better than the European units.
They also were a generally superior design, with more reliable extractor interfaces, and with the larger sprockets being splined for easier removal.
Superior freewheel design was one of the big reasons the Japanese ate the Europeans' lunches in the late '70-s.
Sheldon "Splines Are Good" Brown
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