Backing up Jim, I looked to QBP and they do offer a line of freewheels from "DNP". 7, 8, 9 and 10 speed freewheels (a 10 speed freewheel?!?!). All with an 11 small cog. Aside from that, they have the standard "Falcon" low end 5 speeders, the Shimanopores and the SunRace offerings. None of those approach the fundamental versatility that Steve P was reckoning back to.
On Thursday, January 3, 2013 7:43:20 AM UTC-8, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery wrote: > > Steve, I noticed recently that qbp is stocking a new line of pricey > freewheels with lots of gearing options. I forget the name and I'm not in a > place where I could look it up right now. I don't know if that brand has > the interchangeability and customizability of old Sun Tour freewheels. But > here is a case where "the industry" is responding to the demand for this > kind of thing. > > There will always be people who want a carburetor instead of a fuel > injector, or send handwritten letters instead of email, or old discontinued > parts instead of what is currently available. Keeping an old bike on the > road is one thing. Setting up a new bike deliberately with obsolete parts > is to swim against the current. Many of us here fall into the latter > category. > -- 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/-/Dwa5chK-7cEJ. 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.
