[CR]600 or Superbe?

(Example: Racing:Wayne Stetina)

To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
From: <marcus.e.helman@gm.com>
Date: Wed, 3 Nov 2004 15:40:03 -0500
Subject: [CR]600 or Superbe?

I just picked up a Bob Jackson touring bike. The components are a mix of Suntour Superbe (calipers, rear der, pedals) and Shimano 600 (cranks, brake levers). I can ride it like this, but I like the idea of having the components match. So I am probably embarking on a part search. But which way to go?

Which do you like better, Superbe or 600?

Can a Superbe crank be put on a 600 BB?

If not, what else can I use?

Current seatpost is an SR Laprade. Is there a 600 or Superbe seatpost?

The hubs and headset are Campagnolo, suggesting that the bike came that way.

One last question: it has a Regina CX freewheel. I don't know anything about these, except now that they seem to require partial hub disassembly to remove. It takes a splined remover, but the splines are so far recessed that it looks like I will have to remove the locknut and some spacers to get the remover in. Didn't someone make a splined remover with very thin walls to slip in around the hub axle? I recall these as being silver and quite fragile.

As ever, thanks for your help,
Marcus Helman
Huntington Woods, MI