I've had good luck with IRD freewheels, but it seems to me that they are somewhat cheaper than $56 apiece.
--Eric N www.CampyOnly.com CampyOnlyGuy.blogspot.com Twitter: @CampyOnlyGuy > On Jan 29, 2014, at 11:56 AM, Tim Gavin <tim.ga...@littlevillagemag.com> > wrote: > > Ladies and gents- > > I'm looking for a new freewheel. 7 speed, for use on a Phil hub on my Riv > Road Standard. > > For touring, I want lower cogs than the 13-28 I have on there now. The > Microshift rear derailer (bought from Riv!) will handle a 36t max cog and > pick up the chain for my 50/40/30 Campy triple just fine. > > So far, I see the following options. Anyone know of more? Thanks for your > advice! > > Shimano FW723 "Mega Range" 14/ 16/ 18/ 20/ 22/ 24/ 34 > $14 > + Cheap! > - Ugly (zinc finish with huge black "mega range" 34t cog) > > Dimension 13/ 15/ 17/ 21/ 24/ 28/ 32 > $42 > + Shiny nickel plating > - Not cheap! 3 Shimanos at this price > > IRD Defiant 13/ 15/ 17/ 21/ 24/ 28/ 32 > $56 > + Shiny nickel plating > + USA company. MUSA freewheel? > - Not cheap! 4 Shimanos at this price > > Gearing: > Which is better? Riding: touring with 220 lb rider and ~30lb of gear. > 14/ 16/ 18/ 20/ 22/ 24/ 34 starts fat, ramps slowly, then massive bailout > cog. > 13/ 15/ 17/ 21/ 24/ 28/ 32 starts medium, ramps moderately, has two, smaller > bailout gears (28/32) > > Thanks, > Tim Gavin > Cedar Rapids, IA > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
