Freewheel question!

Been awhile since I had to get a freewheel but Sachs makes Shimano
compatible freewheels.

BC said:

I have a 1985-ish Fuji League that I've converted into a commuting
bike. Recently I decided I wanted a lower gear on it, so my local bike
store put on a new freewheel with a 28-tooth largest cog (My old one
stopped at 24t). After looking up the freewheel on the web (A Shimano
MF-TZ06), I was creeped out to discover it was of the low-end Tourney
series. When I asked the bike store about it, they said that if I
wanted an Old School freewheel that went up as high as 28t, I was stuck
with low end stuff like that. So...
a) Is there indeed nothing better I could be using?

Sure there is. This one would be a good option if you can use a
7-speed freewheel:

http://sheldonbrown.com/mega7

Note the applicable 11-28 version. Also note that you can respace your
rear hub to accept seven speeds if your bike has only six.

Quoted message said:

and
b) Is a Tourney freewheel really all that crappy?

A Tourney freewheel is no crappier than the run of the mill from 1985.
Better even, if indexing is important to you.

Chalo Colina

BC said:

I have a 1985-ish Fuji League that I've converted into a commuting
bike. Recently I decided I wanted a lower gear on it, so my local bike
store put on a new freewheel with a 28-tooth largest cog (My old one
stopped at 24t). After looking up the freewheel on the web (A Shimano
MF-TZ06), I was creeped out to discover it was of the low-end Tourney
series. When I asked the bike store about it, they said that if I
wanted an Old School freewheel that went up as high as 28t, I was stuck
with low end stuff like that. So...
a) Is there indeed nothing better I could be using?

There are NOS freewheels out there but they are getting expensive.

and

Quoted message said:

b) Is a Tourney freewheel really all that crappy?

It works OK, a little soft. With a well kept chain and Mobil 1 into the
innards frequesntly, it'll be OK.

Quoted message said:

Thanks!
BC

BC said:

MF-TZ06), I was creeped out to discover it was of the low-end Tourney
series. When I asked the bike store about it, they said that if I
wanted an Old School freewheel that went up as high as 28t, I was stuck
with low end stuff like that. So...
a) Is there indeed nothing better I could be using? and
b) Is a Tourney freewheel really all that crappy?

No, and no.

Jasper

A shy person said:

Been awhile since I had to get a freewheel but Sachs makes Shimano
compatible freewheels.

No they don't, they haven't made freewheels for several years.

Anyway, Shimano freewheels are 1/3 the price and twice the quality.

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Ben or Judy Coxworth wrote:

I have a 1985-ish Fuji League

Those were very nice frames, even though the parts are antiquated.

See: http://sheldonbrown.com/japan

A comparable new frame would cost about US$1,000.

that I've converted into a commuting bike.
Recently I decided I wanted a lower gear on it, so my local bike store
put on a new freewheel with a 28-tooth largest cog (My old one stopped
at 24t). After looking up the freewheel on the web (A Shimano MF-TZ06),
I was creeped out to discover it was of the low-end Tourney series.
When I asked the bike store about it, they said that if I wanted an Old
School freewheel that went
up as high as 28t, I was stuck with low end stuff like that. So...
a) Is there indeed nothing better I could be using? and

There's nothing _as good_ you could be using.

b) Is a Tourney freewheel really all that crappy?

Shimano freewheels are the very best! Sorry about the stigma of low
price though... ;-)

Please, if you're going to ask a question on one of the Newsgroups or
email lists that I frequent, don't ask me by private email at the same
time. It's really a bummer to go to the trouble of composing a private
answer, then to have the question re-asked in public and either have to
ignore it or rephrase it to make it more general in application.

If you use the list first, and don't get a useful answer, then, feel
free to approach me privately.

Sheldon "Tick Tick Tick" Brown

Harris Cyclery, West Newton, Massachusetts
Phone 617-244-9772 FAX 617-244-1041
http://harriscyclery.com
Hard-to-find parts shipped Worldwide
http://captainbike.com
Useful articles about bicycles and cycling
http://sheldonbrown.com

Thanks VERY much for your response, Sheldon, and sorry for
simultaneously asking on this ng - I was just going to ask you
privately, but when I read how many inquiries you recieve in a day
(200, or something?), I wasn't sure if my question would "make the
cut", so to speak! But yeah, I see your point... And thanks to
everyone else who responded, too.

That shy person,
BC

Sheldon Brown said:

Ben or Judy Coxworth wrote:

I have a 1985-ish Fuji League

Those were very nice frames, even though the parts are antiquated.

See: http://sheldonbrown.com/japan

A comparable new frame would cost about US$1,000.

that I've converted into a commuting bike.
Recently I decided I wanted a lower gear on it, so my local bike store
put on a new freewheel with a 28-tooth largest cog (My old one stopped
at 24t). After looking up the freewheel on the web (A Shimano MF-TZ06),
I was creeped out to discover it was of the low-end Tourney series.
When I asked the bike store about it, they said that if I wanted an Old
School freewheel that went
up as high as 28t, I was stuck with low end stuff like that. So...
a) Is there indeed nothing better I could be using? and

There's nothing _as good_ you could be using.

b) Is a Tourney freewheel really all that crappy?

Shimano freewheels are the very best! Sorry about the stigma of low
price though... ;-)

Please, if you're going to ask a question on one of the Newsgroups or
email lists that I frequent, don't ask me by private email at the same
time. It's really a bummer to go to the trouble of composing a private
answer, then to have the question re-asked in public and either have to
ignore it or rephrase it to make it more general in application.

If you use the list first, and don't get a useful answer, then, feel
free to approach me privately.

Sheldon "Tick Tick Tick" Brown

Harris Cyclery, West Newton, Massachusetts
Phone 617-244-9772 FAX 617-244-1041
http://harriscyclery.com
Hard-to-find parts shipped Worldwide
http://captainbike.com
Useful articles about bicycles and cycling
http://sheldonbrown.com

What's wrong with Tourney? Sure, it is totally lacking in "geek factor",
but it's a good prouduct. I had a Tourney on my old MTB that worked fine
and trouble free for the full 15 year 50,000 mile life of the bike.

The only reason it's not on my new MTB is because the geometry conflicts
with the new frame. I still have it in storage in case the Sugino AT on
my tourer ever fails (not likely, buut at least I have an emergency
spare).

- -

Chris Zacho ~ "Your Friendly Neighborhood Wheelman"

"May you have the winds at your back,
And a really low gear for the hills!"

Chris'Z Corner
http://www.geocities.com/czcorner

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Chalo said:

BC said:

I have a 1985-ish Fuji League that I've converted into a commuting
bike. Recently I decided I wanted a lower gear on it, so my local bike
store put on a new freewheel with a 28-tooth largest cog (My old one
stopped at 24t). After looking up the freewheel on the web (A Shimano
MF-TZ06), I was creeped out to discover it was of the low-end Tourney
series. When I asked the bike store about it, they said that if I
wanted an Old School freewheel that went up as high as 28t, I was stuck
with low end stuff like that. So...
a) Is there indeed nothing better I could be using?

Sure there is. This one would be a good option if you can use a
7-speed freewheel:

http://sheldonbrown.com/mega7

Note the applicable 11-28 version. Also note that you can respace your
rear hub to accept seven speeds if your bike has only six.

Quoted message said:

and
b) Is a Tourney freewheel really all that crappy?

A Tourney freewheel is no crappier than the run of the mill from 1985.
Better even, if indexing is important to you.

I'd say better than that, even. I have had wonderful experiences using
friction shifting with 6- and 7-speed Hyperglide freewheels, so much so
that I'm not particularly motivated to convert such bikes to indexed
shifting (I actually have the parts for it, too...).

Experiments with friction-shifting an 8-speed drivetrain were a little
more loopy. It was rideable, but seemed to autoshift a fair amount. The
bike is much happier with its current 6-speed Hyperglide freewheel.

I like ramps and shapes,

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to think that they have to take drugs to succeed." -Paul Erdos

LOL I said it had been sometime, around 1990 for a set of wheels with
Bulleye hubs. I did prefer the set with the Dura Ace freewheel. Shimano
still make that one?