Hi, I haven't posted much since I'm currently "Between Rivendells" but this thread interests me. I didn't start cycling seriously enough to get to the point where I really tore into bikes until 1999 or so. So while I'm sure I rode some freewheels I never had to deal with maintenance.
Two weeks I won an ebay auction and I'm now the proud owner of a 1986 Specialized Allez. It's a nice racy lugged steel bike. It's equipped with Shimano an R600 6-speed group. Low gear is 42/23 and that's not gonna work for 45 yr old me (Maybe I should have bought the bike when it came out in 1986 and I was 23.......). So I have from Rivendell a new IRD freewheel, a new chain, and some 130bcd 38/50 chain rings on order. I want to try downtube shifting for awhile, but if I don't like it I could go bar end shifting, but I must admit I really like STI and have some barely used Shimano Sora brifters in my garage "stash". If I go to cassette wheels will I need the frame respaced to 130mm or is 126mm close enough? If you know of a good shop that works on older bikes in Orange County, CA or the Long Beach area let me know. The 2 shops closest to me pretty much deal only with the latest and greatest stuff. Thanks, Chris Roy Laguna Hills, CA On Dec 1, 12:05 pm, "Seth Vidal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > If this has been discussed previously, I'll be happy to be referred to > the archives. > > what's the functional differences between cassettes and freewheels? > I'm looking at wheels on riv's site and I can't figure out what I'd be > gaining or losing with one or the other. > > thanks, > -sv --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
