I can confirm the Maillard compact for 1980. I have a german Raleigh catalogue of that year and the Team Pro is spec'd with that Maillard 7-speed compact freewheel. Regards
Michael Schmid Oberammergau Germany Tel.: +49 8821 798790 Fax.:+49 8821 798791 mail: schmid@zunterer.com http://www.zunterer.com
-----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- Von: classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org [mailto:classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org] Im Auftrag von Mitch Harris Gesendet: Montag, 14. April 2008 05:45 An: CR List (E-mail) Betreff: Re: [CR]508 Mile Bicycle Race Offers New Category for Classic, orClassic Style, Bikes
And R.S. Broderick reported that Regina offered a 7 sp freewheel in 1978 and Maillard in 1980.
Mitch Harris Little Rock Canyon, Utah, USA
On Sun, Apr 13, 2008 at 9:38 PM, Hilary Stone
<hilary.stone@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:
> 7-speed freewheels were available from Suntour (Ultra 7) and Zeus
> (2000) by 1983.
>
> Hlary Stone, Bristol England
>
> Tom Harriman wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> > Sorry Mitch. 7 Speeds didn't show up until the 1990's, and had a
> > rather
> sh
> > ort life. The 8's were showing up in the late 90's. But for this
> > list,
> we
> > 'll have to wait for 2023 to discuss it.
> >
> > Safe Cycling.
> > Tom Harriman
> > San Francisco, Ca
> >
> >
> > > Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2008 19:15:48 -0600
> > > From: mitch.harris@gmail.com
> > > To: oroboyz@aol.com
> > > Subject: Re: [CR]508 Mile Bicycle Race Offers New Category for
> > > Classic,
> o
> > >
> > r Classic Style, Bikes
> >
> > > CC: Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
> > >
> > >
> > > > - The frame and fork must be lugged steel (but built in ANY
> > > > year,
> inclu
> > > >
> > >
> > ding
> >
> > >
> > > > brand new).
> > > >
> > > > - No more than six cogs on the rear wheel.
> > > >
> > > > - 32 or more spokes per wheel.
> > > >
> > > > - Friction shifting on the down-tube, or bar-cons.
> > > >
> > > > - Toe clips and straps.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > Sounds great. But why limited to 6 cogs? Maybe I'm remembering
> > > wrong but weren't 7 speeds available in 1983?
> > >
> > > Mitch Harris
> > > Little Rock Canyon, Utah, USA