SunTour metric freewheels are not all that rare. Sought by Francophiles only when they can't find a metric Atom, Maillard, etc. with the preferred teeth. But like everything SunTour made, they were good quality at a reasonable price.
Regards,
Jerry Moos Big Spring, TX
Brad Luecke <brluecke@gmail.com> wrote: I was going thru a bunch of my old bike parts and found a real odd ball. A five speed Metric (French Threaded) Suntour freewheel body. No cogs, just the body. I believe I used it on a Gitane tandem I owned in the early 70's. I have no idea why it has no cogs, except I put a Phil Wood 48 spoke rear hub on the bike because we broke so many spokes. I may have used the cogs on a new English FW body.
ANYWAY, my question, is this thing as rare a hen's teeth and desired by the Francophiles of the world or is it a piece of antiquated junk that nobody wants?
I also found a five speed Suntour Perfect FW 14-34T that I would bet is also from the tandem. I assume it falls in the antiquated junk category.
All thoughts welcome
Brad Luecke
Columbia MO