The Best 7 Speed Freewheel?

[Hindmost]

[QUOTE=El Chaba;2191860]...Great, precision bodies...

Are some well-made freewheels relatively wobble free? I recently tried out some of my old freewheels and some recently purchased and I was surprised by the degree of wobble. Is it so noticeable because I was looking at freewheels with 25, 26 and 28 largest cogs?

[choke]

I'll throw out another vote for a Sachs Aris, they're my favorite by far. You can still find NOS ones on eBay and for a decent price if you're patient.

I'll never forgive Sram for ending their production.

[Ken Robb]

Originally Posted by Roger M

I need to replace the worn fw and chain on my bike.

What is the good modern 7 speed freewheel that works well with friction shifting? I Know shimano works, but I can't get over the black big cog.. IRD, Sunrace, etc? 13-28 or 14-28 will work.

Thanks in advance

I replaced a Sachs 7 speed FW with a 7 speed Sunrace and it worked fine but required a different friction shifting technique. With old-style cogs without ramps we overshift a bit to engage the next cog and then back the lever off a little to center the chain. My new Sunrace had ramps to aid shifting when used in an indexed system so I had to be a little delicate when slowly moving the lever because the ramps would "grab" the chain and move it to the next cog with much less movement of the lever than the non-ramped cogs required. It only took a little practice to get it right.

[El Chaba]

...just a note on freewheel wobble....The cause is evenly split between improperly machined freewheel bodies and improperly machined hubs...

[bikinchris]

Originally Posted by ultraman6970

You can get a nice 7 speed suntour for fair price.

Suntour was the gold standard for tandem riders for years. Other freewheels would break under the load.