Originally Posted by
Drillium Dude
Be careful with that new setup, too. I stripped/cracked the two screw-on cogs on two separate Everest Nova freewheels a few years back; one was during a race, resulting in an interesting anatomical meeting with my top tube.
I have one more left with zero miles and I plan to keep it that way. Those things are notorious for cracking right along the threads under load.
Interesting. I was worried about using a steel cog on the outside for that very reason; looks as if I might as well worry about the original aluminum equipment just the same.
Funny thing, I wonder if the Regina America's second cog - the one that is broken - is a drop-in fit to the Everest, as with the first. If that is the case, one could conceivably create a slightly more reliable setup w/two Regina cogs.
-Kurt