Re: [CR]Is there such a thing....

(Example: Framebuilders:Cecil Behringer)

Date: Sun, 26 Jun 2005 21:44:57 -0500
From: "John Thompson" <JohnThompson@new.rr.com>
Organization: The Crimson Permanent Assurance
To: Bianca Pratorius <biankita@earthlink.net>
Subject: Re: [CR]Is there such a thing....
References: <2c6cd8dfd5e7bf65c1c19b399bd90b30@earthlink.net>
In-Reply-To: <2c6cd8dfd5e7bf65c1c19b399bd90b30@earthlink.net>
cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org

Bianca Pratorius wrote:
> I am trying to put a 6 speed freewheel on an axle, but when I mount the
> freewheel the distance between the smallest cog and the right side
> dropout is larger than in other bikes that I have. Is there such a thing
> as a freewheel spacer that I can use to keep the freewheel from
> threading all the way in? This might be a problem in that I am trying
> to use a Shimano freewheel on a Suntour hub. I only need to get the
> freewheel a bit bit closer to the derailleur to get the shifting to be
> closer to original spec. I am also trying to accomplish the same thing
> by using a slightly narrower spacing than the original Suntour spacers
> came out to, but it is closer to the slightly narrower spacing that the
> frame seems to be originally designed for.

I've always used Sturmey-Archer shims for this...

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John (john@os2.dhs.org)
Appleton WI USA