Re: [CR]looking for freewheel - NOW Soleus?

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From: "Tom Harriman" <transition202@hotmail.com>
To: jerrymoos@sbcglobal.net, okmain@hotmail.com, classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: Re: [CR]looking for freewheel - NOW Soleus?
Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2006 22:29:05 +0000


Hi Jerry. The simplest way to determine it's age is to just count the number of gears. If it has five gears it's from either the sixties or seventies, six gears is from the eighties, seven is from the mid nineties, and so on. I just hope it's a standard thread, so you can use a standard hub. Good Luck. Tom Harriman San Francisco, CA.
>From: Jerome & Elizabeth Moos <jerrymoos@sbcglobal.net>
>To: Robb Rasmussen <okmain@hotmail.com>,"classicrendezvous@bikelist.org"
><classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
>Subject: Re: [CR]looking for freewheel - NOW Soleus?
>Date: Sun, 10 Dec 2006 11:48:14 -0800 (PST)
>
>Speaking of freewheels, does anyone recognize the brand Soleus? I recently
>bought an NOS copper-colored 14-28 5-speed FW on eBay for $1 plus shipping,
>as noone else bid. It is marked just "Soleus" and "Freewheel". I don't
>know if this is an old European brand or a recent Asian one. The
>"Freewheel" marking makes me think perhaps it is Asian, as I don't recall
>ever seeing such a marking on a European FW. But it spins nicely, the
>ratios are right for my old fart legs, and the price was certainly right.
>
> Regards,
>
> Jerry Moos
> Big Spring, TX
>
>
>
>Robb Rasmussen <okmain@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>Hi all.
>
>Looking for a six speed italian threaded freewheel.
>
>A friend's Tommassini has a freewheel that is clunking
>loudly and he is afraid it will fail. Wants to find
>a 13-24 or 13-26 italian threaded freewheel so he
>can keep this beautiful bike on the road. Early 80's
>bike that is used as a rider..
>
>Any leads would be welcome.
>
>Robb Rasmussen
>Brookings, SD