There's no doubt that the Regina two-slot is a weak design. Fortunately,
there are still bodies around, NOS. It's often feasible to disassemble
the body, and transplant a new core with new remover slots to the old
outer section. Just requires some delicacy to get the pawls in place. I
believe John Barron at Velostuf <jb@velostuf.com> carries the bodies; if
he is out I know of another source. Well, while we're being esoteric,
I'd vote for the TDC for robust remover and nice slide-on cogs, but the
British 3-spline design never got traction... Usual problem with splined
units, too: Phil thin-wall sometimes crumpled, and the alternative was
to take the axle out... Life is hard. harvey sachs mcLean va. Jerome &
Elizabeth Moos wrote: > A 14-30 NOS Regina two-notch FW went for $91 on
eBay this weekend. I
>> was somewhat interested, but not at that price. Hope the buyer gets
>> a proper remover. Wouldn't want to screw up a $91 FW.
>
>
John replied:
Whatever turns your crank, I guess. I've never been fond of Regina
freewheels. Too complicated to service and inventory with all the
different cog positions and threadings and such, and the nasty shallow
remover slots. Ugh.
I think Zeus had the best design for freewheels -- the body accepts either the two-prong tool or the superior splined tool. And the Zeus sprocket design was truly sensible -- a single spline pattern for all cogs, with a single threaded cog to hold them all in place. Rock on.
-- John (john@os2.dhs.org) Appleton WI USA