Originally Posted by
Sixty Fiver
An Alpine block and a long cage derailleur should fix the gearing issue although they do work better with a half step because of the rather wide gear steps.
The Shimano 6 speed mega range freewheel actually is pretty closely spaced for the first 5 cogs (14,16,18,21,24,
34). It's the large cog that has a huge jump. I basically look at them as a 5 speed block with a bailout.