Tromper wrote:
> Howdy again folks,
>
> I have actual acquired & am in process of drooling on my old Trek 720 - it
> has minimal miles on it, but it does have the dreaded Helicomatic.
> Actually I kinda like 'em but you mostly can't get parts for 'em. I have
> the old tool around somewhere... I checked out
> http://www.yellowjersey.org/
> curious - are these as bad as folks say aka should I swap it to a cassette
> hub of some flavor,& save this wheel for special occasions or if I decide to
> donate the bike to a museum, or is it reasonably safe to ride (aka tour) on
> this?
>
> Additionally if anyone knows which helicomatic was used on the 720 that
> would be real helpful.
All helicomatic cassettes were interchangeable. The 720 used the top of the line model, with ground and polished races and chromed nuts, rather like the Mallaird 700 series, IIRC.
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-John Thompson (john@os2.dhs.org)
Appleton WI USA