Re: [CR]508 Mile Bicycle Race Offers New Category for Classic, or Classic Style, Bikes

Date: Wed, 16 Apr 2008 19:22:59 -0500
From: "John Thompson" <john@os2.dhs.org>
Organization: TheCrimson Permanent Assurance
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: Re: [CR]508 Mile Bicycle Race Offers New Category for Classic, or Classic Style, Bikes
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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.

SunTour offered a 7 speed Winner freewheel back in the early 80s. I don't recall if it was before 1983, but certainly before 1985.

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