Chombi - Maillard freewheels are nice but not as common on this side of the pond... Suntour really dominated the entry to mid level market and Regina freewheels were fitted to many high end racing bikes until Shimano UG and HG freewheels took over due to their low price and rather excellent shifting properties.
I have a nice little collection of Maillard freewheels (metric) and even have one Suntour body with a metric thread and am just looking for some old French hubs to mate them to. They do not shift as well as some but I like the fact they sound like a swarm of angry bees when they are freewheeling... can also tell the difference between a Suntour and a Shimano by the sound and lack of it.
