Re: [CR]re:maillard 600 hubs

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From: "dddd" <dddd@pacbell.net>
To: "Classic Rendezvous" <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
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Subject: Re: [CR]re:maillard 600 hubs
Date: Fri, 6 May 2005 15:11:40 -0700
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From: marc garcia
Sent: Friday, May 06, 2005 9:00 AM
Subject: [CR]re:maillard 600 hubs



> thank you all for the info on these hubs. The bottle
> opener tool, wasn't that only for helicomatic hubs?
> These wheels came with a nice shimano freewheel.
>
> Speaking of shimano freewheels, for the past month or
> so I've been running a narrow 7 speed shimano dura ace
> freewheel on my raleigh pro and I love it. The
> machined teeth which are obviously meant for indexed
> shifting allow for very easy and quick shifting. Dare
> I say it's almost like having indexed shifting. has
> anyone else run a similar set up? any draw backs?

Yes, I have a Trek 710 with Dura-Ace 7-sp FW (12-26) and it shifts unbelieveably well with a Duopar and Suntour Aero Symmetric self-trimming shifters. The crank is a 30-40-49 AT triple and the chain is modern Sachs. The shifting is so good it hardly slows me down to use this ~24-pound bike on our most severe, hilly training rides.

The Helicomatics I've had (I still have one 6-speeder) were all narrow-spaced. For friction shifting, I would think standard spacing would work better (the Trek 710 with it's smooth-shifting Shimano FW notwithstanding). I recall the Heli freewheel cone race could be tricky to tighten. I re-shimmed mine to rid some clicking noise and later the ring came loose. Found a rock and a nail to tighten it and ride home.

David Snyder
Auburn, CA, USA