Re: [CR] Maxi-Car hub and freewheel compatability

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Date: Sun, 31 Jan 2010 09:19:44 -0600
From: "John Thompson" <johndthompson@gmail.com>
Organization: The Crimson Permanent Assurance
To: CR List <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
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Subject: Re: [CR] Maxi-Car hub and freewheel compatability


bruce thomson wrote:
> I have a Maxi-Car tandem drum brake rear hub that I would like to
> know the freewheel threading compatability with existing vintage
> freewheels. I have Suntour Perfect (14-30 )freewheel that I would
> like to thread on. Would this fit or irreversibly damage the
> threads? It had a Maillard freewheel (French) that was on it but in
> an unusual 6 speed 13-19 configuration. A tight freewheel for a
> tandem! Anyway I wanted to know what the thread pitch is and/or which
> freewheels will work.

SunTour made metric thread freewheels and they should be clearly marked as such:

http://www.os2.dhs.org/~john/suntour-metric.jpg

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-John Thompson (john@os2.dhs.org)
Appleton WI USA