On Tue, 2011-06-07 at 13:29 -0700, james black wrote: > > I see the freewheel system as analogous to the quill stem - > technological improvements have supplanted it in the mainstream > market, but not rendered it worthless or any less useful than it was > 20 years ago.
Except that with stems it's quill length and diameter, extension and bar diameter that matter, and as long as those remain available in sizes you need, you're good to go; but with freewheels, it's threading and gear choices. If you need English threading, you're good in that respect -- but most of the gearing choices are long gone. The cog board is gone. What you have today is very, very limited. If gearing choices don't matter to you, fine; and if you happen to be a real genuine fan of 14-28 Alpine, then God bless you - some long winter's evening maybe you can explain to me how the shifting pattern works, and who knows, long about the 4th or 5th hot toddy I might actually get it. Otherwise, you are so out of luck. But if you aren't a gear freak, and this isn't the Classic Rendezvous list where Period Correct is God, why are you messing around with freewheels? "Bottom feeding"? -- 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.
