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Originally Posted by Capecodder

I have a 1988 Club Fuji with Suntour Accushift SIS/Friction so my question is will any freewheel with 5mm spaced cogs work in SIS mode? The current and original FW is a Suntour Ole' 6 speed 13-24 and spaced 5mm. I have a Suntour Winner Pro and wonder if it will work and also a Shimano 600 all 5mm spaced?

Probably not. Suntour and Shimano differed in that Shimano's cogs were spaced evenly from bottom to top. Suntour's were not. You might be able to switch to the Winner Pro freewheel without issues, but I'd guess that the Shimano freewheel will have issues.

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