thing was Touring, using 48 spoke wheels replacing a broken spoke could be put off till convenient.


I had an 8 speed Aris F/W in my hand,

.. by the way SRAM Bought out Sachs group of companies ,
Malliard freewheel division was thrown over the side.maybe in a weighted Gunny Sack..
maybe they kept their chain making machines ..

To remove the 8 speed you needed 2 chain-whips to take off the last or last 2 cogs
to be able to put the removal tool on, and get a hold of it with a wrench..

7 was enough.. 50:13t high in a 622-40 wheel adequate , touring.

only thing 8th brought was a 12t