I haven't worked with Phils or IRDs, but I have put a wide range of 6 and 7 freewheels on several different 126mm and converted 120 mm hubs. All have worked quite well. I don't see why IRD or Phils would be different. I would not hesitate to commit to the upgrade you are planning.
On Mon, Jul 5, 2010 at 10:30 PM, Forrest <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm hoping to put an IRD 7-spd freewheel (from RBW) on a Phil Wood > road hub, easy as pie, no fuss and no muss. The 7-spd will take the > place of a Sachs 6-spd freewheel. > > Has anyone on this forum successfully made a change like this without > a lot of rigmarole? > > I just read the following on the Phil Wood web site, and it has me > thinking this might end up being trickier than I thought: > > "(IRD freewheels are spaced differently and should you intend to use > one of their freewheels, it is recommended that you look at our IRD- > specific offerings.)" > > Any insights (especially from personal experience) about this would be > most welcome. Thanks. > > -- Forrest (Iowa City) > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<rbw-owners-bunch%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- Ken Freeman Ann Arbor, MI USA -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. 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.
