Originally Posted by
cappuccino911
wow, a ton of misinformation in this thread! Freewheels more expensive than casettes????
Well, I didn't say that. What I did say was that freewheels are available in limited ranges from Shimano and/or are very cheap Sun Race models.
If you have an older LBS near by that has NOS Sun Tour freewheels, they should be reasonably priced and durable but won't have the shaped teeth and shifting enhansements and won't have Shimano indexing compatibility if that's an issue.
What $400 wheel? A 105 or Tiagra freehub laced to a decent rim 32H, 3X can be had for about $100. I got a rear wheel just like that from Jenson and it's been very satisfactory.