Re: [CR] When did 7 speed freewheels become available?

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From: "kevin sayles" <kevinsayles@tiscali.co.uk>
To: <john@os2.dhs.org>, <j1847e@yahoo.com>
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Date: Fri, 17 Apr 2009 07:35:25 +0100
Cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: Re: [CR] When did 7 speed freewheels become available?

I'm sure this was asked a while back, from what I remember the Sun Tour freewheels where out in late 79....I still have a 12 ~ 18 from around then.

First time I saw one was on a bike displayed by Ron Kitching at the Harrogate show in 79.

cheers
Kevin Sayles
Bridgwater Somerset UK

----- Original Message -----
From: John Thompson
To: j1847e@yahoo.com
Cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Sent: Friday, April 17, 2009 3:04 AM
Subject: Re: [CR] When did 7 speed freewheels become available?

> Charlotte Bronte wrote:
>
>> Can anyone tell me when 7 speed freewheels became available? I have a '7
>> 8 Merckx currently equipped with a 6 speed freewheel and would like to
>> keep
>> it more or less original, but wouldn't mind a closer ratio freewheel.
>
> SunTour "Winner" freewheels were available in "Ultra-7" configuration by
> about 1983.
>
> --
> John Thompson (john@os2.dhs.org)
> Appleton WI USA