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

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Date: Fri, 17 Apr 2009 07:45:23 -0700
From: Jerome & Elizabeth Moos <jerrymoos@sbcglobal.net>
To: <john@os2.dhs.org>, <j1847e@yahoo.com>, kevin sayles <kevinsayles@tiscali.co.uk>
In-Reply-To: <311730094F4C4876BAFBD1C812589EF7@kevinPC>
Cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: Re: [CR] When did 7 speed freewheels become available?


Now that someone brought up SunTour FW's, does anyoone have cogs for sale or know a source? I bought three bodies and I think 37 cogs a CR member offered here recent. These are New Winner, and seem to have been set up as Ultra-7, as they have double cog outside thread-ons with the smallest cog pretty small. I'm trying to configure these as Ultra-6 with 32 or 34T large cogs, but I need some larger single thread on outer cogs and probably some different cogs in the middle, including some 28T. If someone is trying to build a racing-type Ultra-7, maybe we can do some trades.

How many different cog types did New Winner have? Obviously the outer screws on, but were the other cogs made for specific positions? Do New Winner cogs interchange with other models or other brands?

One of my favorite FW's is the Sachs Aris, because except for the screwon outer, I think the other cogs can be used in any position. I believe that was also true of Zeus 2000 FW's.

Regards,

Jerry Moos
Big Spring, Texas, USA


--- On Fri, 4/17/09, kevin sayles wrote:


> From: kevin sayles <kevinsayles@tiscali.co.uk>
> Subject: Re: [CR] When did 7 speed freewheels become available?
> To: john@os2.dhs.org, j1847e@yahoo.com
> Cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
> Date: Friday, April 17, 2009, 1:35 AM
> 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" <john@os2.dhs.org>
> 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
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