Re: [CR] Freewheels FS - now NR RD performance question

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Date: Sun, 23 May 2010 20:20:39 -0700 (PDT)
From: "Steve Whitting" <ciocc_cat@yahoo.com>
To: James Valiensi <valiensi@mac.com>, damien roohr <droohr@comcast.net>
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Cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: Re: [CR] Freewheels FS - now NR RD performance question


Back in the late 1970s I ran a Campy Nuovo Record with a 14-28t 6-speed (normal spacing) freewheel on my Austro-Daimler club-riding bike (a Reynolds 531 "Inter-10" light touring frame built-up with the Campy gruppo salvaged from my old "too-big" Raleigh Pro).  I recall that shifting on to the 28t in the very steep hills of northwest Arkansas was "okay" at best with 52-43 chainrings and there were some chainring/cog combinations I didn't dare use, but it still worked (albeit probably not very good by contemporary derailleur performance standards).  The problem was the limited amount of chain that a Nuovo Record can wrap.

Steve Whitting

Prairieville, Louisiana USA

Website at http://ciocc-cat.angelfire.com/


--- On Sun, 5/23/10, damien roohr wrote:


From: damien roohr <droohr@comcast.net> Subject: Re: [CR] Freewheels FS - now NR RD performance question To: "James Valiensi" <valiensi@mac.com> Cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org Date: Sunday, May 23, 2010, 7:51 PM

Question for the campy experts out there -- Can a Nuovo Record handle: 6-speed 14-28 freeewheel? 7-speed 13-26 freeewheel?

The basic questions are - upper cog size limits of the NR & performance ability lock-on closely spaced cogs such as the 7-speed. (Note - in pre-index 80's my Suntour Superbe Pro RD had no trouble navigating New Winner Pro 7-speed freewheels. However, current RD in question is circa 1974. )

Thanks!

Damien Roohr Canton, CT

Original Message ----- From: "James Valiensi" <valiensi@mac.com> To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org Sent: Sunday, May 23, 2010 7:07:39 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: [CR] Freewheels FS

Hi, Anyone interested in some old freewheels?

I've got 3 Suntour Winner Pro's $25 each or $70 for all three.

2 Dura Ace at $25 each

1 Suntour Comp $20

and 2 Regina freewheel cans w/ cheep freewheels for $10 each or $15 for both.

All prices less shipping, but shipping will be at actual costs.

Photos at : http://www.flickr.com/photos/jamespatrickvaliensi/sets/72157623997417527/

Thanks,

James Valiensi, PE
Northridge, CA
H818.775.1847 M.818.585.1796