Re: [CR]600 or Superbe?

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Date: Wed, 3 Nov 2004 15:13:46 -0800 (PST)
From: "Fred Rafael Rednor" <fred_rednor@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [CR]600 or Superbe?
To: marcus.e.helman@gm.com, classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
In-Reply-To: <12c.4fee2f7e.2ebaa854@aol.com>


Marcus, There were essentially 2 versions of the remover tool for splined Regina freewheels, a thin-wall version and a thick-wall version. Only the thin-wall version could be used without removing the axle, spacers and locknuts. By the way, when I say theat there were 2 versions, I don't mean that Regina themselves offered 2 alternatives. I mean that each tool manufacturer chose to produce either a thin-wall or thick-wall version. I used to have one of each (but I now have none) and my recollection is that the thin-wall version was actually sold as a remover for some other make of freewheel. Perhaps Zeus, as Dave Anderson mentioned, but I vaguely recall it being sold for use with a French freewheel. Cheers, Fred Rednor - Arlington, Virginia
> In a message dated 11/3/2004 12:42:03 PM PST,
> marcus.e.helman@gm.com writes:
> 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
> ---------------------------------------------------------------
> My opinion leans in the Superbe direction as well. As far as
> the Regina CX
> freewheel, it takes a standrad regina splined tool. Zues made
> one that works as
> well. No hub disassemebly required.
> cheers-
> Dave Anderson
> Cut Bank MT
>
>
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