Originally Posted by
The Golden Boy
One of those Megarange 14-24 + 34 freewheels will cost you around $15 with shipping. It's an inexpensive way to play with it and see if that's what you want/need. You can ALWAYS put the stock freewheel back on, or put it back on.
Again, you'll probably need a different RD to get on and off the 34.
How are the brakes? I have/had 600 Arabesque stuff and found the brakes to be... lacking. But pretty.
The Golden Arrow stuff is neat looking, but IMO- Suntour stuff was just THAT much better than most any Shimano stuff at that period of time. If'n it were me, I'd get some slick Suntour ratcheting shifters, a Cyclone MII GT derailleur set, some styley Gran Compe brakes and levers...
Brakes feel good although I am sure compared to my hydraulic discs on my other bikes they will take getting used to lol.
Question. .....my rim strip was torn and my tubes need replaced. Price point had tubes for 1.29. This is cheaper than a new strip. I am planning on buying 3 700c x 28-34 tubes (1 for a spare). My tires are 25mm but they are out of stock in tube that size. Can I use the 28-34 tube with my 25mm tires? Second question is can I buy a cheap 26" tube and make a rim strip out of it? Price point doesn't show a search result for an actual rim strip or any cloth rim tape. These are single wall rims with exposed nipple heads.