At 12:46 PM -0700 8/8/08, Thomas Adams wrote:
>Dear List:
>
>This month's frustration is with the 3-4 sets of elegant hubs I have sittin
>g around the bench that I don't want to build into wheels because they are
>french threaded and it's difficult to impossible to get usable freewheels f
>or them. By usable I mean 5 speed 14-26 through 14-30 tooth. Ultra si
>x spaced freewheels in these sizes and french threads would make me turn ha
>ndsprings, but I know that's not going to happen.
I have heard of many people using BSC freewheels on FR hubs, with a bit of Teflon tape to take up the difference. Ernest Csuka of Cycles Alex Singer even did it on his tandem!
I haven't tried it... but I eventually may have to do so myself.
Jan Heine
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