Thread: New Derailleur for Schwinn Varsity
View Single Post
Old 02-09-12 | 05:16 PM
  #24  
FBinNY
Senior Member
Titanium Club Membership
15 Anniversary
 
Joined: Apr 2009
Posts: 39,897
Likes: 3,864
From: New Rochelle, NY

Bikes: too many bikes from 1967 10s (5x2)Frejus to a Sumitomo Ti/Chorus aluminum 10s (10x2), plus one non-susp mtn bike I use as my commuter

Originally Posted by wrk101
Because the spacing will be wrong. Those old 5 speed Schwinn hubs are not spaced for 6/7 speed freewheels. You could always squeeze in a wider rear wheel, but that means additional $$.
he could go use a Ultra-6 freewheel if he can find them. These use 7s spacing to pack 6 sprockets onto a freewheel the width of a 5s. they were a popular upgrade for 120mm hubs back in the early days of 7 speed. But he cannot go to a standard 6s or 7s without 126mm OLD minimum.
__________________
FB
Chain-L site

An ounce of diagnosis is worth a pound of cure.

Just because I'm tired of arguing, doesn't mean you're right.

“One accurate measurement is worth a thousand expert opinions” - Adm Grace Murray Hopper - USN

WARNING, I'm from New York. Thin skinned people should maintain safe distance.
FBinNY is offline  
Reply
0