Originally Posted by
LeicaLad
BUT: The determining factor in performance, IMHO, is a Hyperglide freewheel and a good chain. Adopting these, I discovered my Rally suddenly shifted incredibly better than before. Smooth and sure. It really IS about the freewheel.
I'm sold.
Last fall I put a new Hyperglide FW and SRAM chain on my Raleigh which has a long-cage Vx RD. I still can't believe how it shifts. I think about moving the lever and the gear shifts, clean and quiet, no muss, no fuss. It just snicks immediately into the next gear.
I just recently put a new SRAM chain and a Suntour Winner (I think) FW on my Peugeot with a VGT-Luxe RD. It too shifts quickly and quietly, better than before, though maybe not quite as quickly as the Raleigh.