Re: [CR]Suntour ORO / gold 6-speed Freewheels ??

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Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2008 12:36:41 -0700 (PDT)
From: Jerome & Elizabeth Moos <jerrymoos@sbcglobal.net>
Subject: Re: [CR]Suntour ORO / gold 6-speed Freewheels ??
To: Donald Gillies <gillies@cs.ubc.ca>, classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
In-Reply-To: <200803201905.m2KJ5UQS013779@cascade.cs.ubc.ca>
cc: am@yellowjersey.org

I'm pretty sure there are 6-speed ORO's, I probably have a couple. But I do think they are Perfect or Pro-Compe. Don't believe I've ever seen Winner or Winner Pro in gold.

Regards,

Jerry Moos

Donald Gillies <gillies@cs.ubc.ca> wrote: Do such things exist ?? I have never seen one on ebay, but it sure would be nice to have one, either in regular 126mm spacing, or in ultra-6 120mm spacing (13-24 or 13-26 would be perfect.)

The Suntour ORO / gold freewheels that I have seen have always used either 8.8.8 perfect or Pro-Compe bodies. They have always been 5-speed freewheels. Can the Suntour ORO cogs from these freewheels be moved over to a Winner 5/6/7 (2nd or 3rd generation) body ?? The first-generation Winner bodies did not have the 5/6/7 spacing ability.

Thanx,

- Don Gillies
San Diego, CA