On my last rebuild on my old Raleigh, I upgraded the 5-speed freewheel from ancient Suntour to new IRD - I found the best price at Rene Herse, but I've noticed that Harris is not carrying this model any more. Rene Herse still has a few. I bought two matching for two sets of wheels, and glad I did. It's a hyperglide design, and with a new Sram chain, shifts very smoothly, and is super quiet. If you hunt around, there are still NOS venerable Suntour and Regina 5-speeds to be found on the net. Harris has Shimano Hyperglide 6-speeds.
On Thursday, January 3, 2013 12:31:21 AM UTC-6, Michael wrote: > > For no more 5 speed or 6 speed freewheels in production? > > Been reading Rivreaders and less gears on the back wheel sounds great. But > I have seen the readers talking about the dwindling availabilty of these. > > I am guessing that as racers needed more narrow jumps, it has grown to > 11-speed cassettes. > I guess that as the bike companies are pushing racing gear for regular > cyclists at shops, un-racers riders are taking the bait so all the demand > is for the latest racing tech stuff, causing the demise of the 5/6/7 speed > freewheels/cassettes? > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/3uc-6b27nBYJ. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. 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.
