Garth, to clarify, were these all installed on the same bike, chain, wheel, with the skewer or bolts or wingnuts tightened the same amount, starting w ith the valve stem in the same position, and in the same(roughly for 6vs.7s p) gear? There are a lot of things that could affect this test, and I real ize you were going for a comparison, not a scientific inquiry. Just curious .
Jimmy Livengood
Seattle, WA
> > I decided to test my bikes to see which freewheels have the lowest > co
efficient of friction when freewheeling. My test was simple. I > decided to
pedal backwards while the bike was on the stand. I tested a > Regina 7, a
Shimano 7, a Suntour 6 and another Suntour 6. Only the one > of the Suntour
s did not cause the wheel to rotate backwards during > medium speed reverse
rotation of the cranks. I assume this means that > that freewheel has the
lowest coefficient of drag in freewheeling. This > is not a real big issue
for me because my habit is to hardly ever > coast, but I still think the te
st is valid. All my freewheels are very > very clean and well lubricated. T
he Regina has the best rep but the > test shows otherwise, even though the
Regina is NOS and all the rest > are quite used.> > Garth Libre in Miami Fl
. USA>
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