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03-09-21, 09:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Zebra Tempest

Hello all,

With all the biking I did last summer, I needed to replace my chain on a 1986 Zebra Tempest. With the new chain, the 1st gear skips like crazy, and the the other gears skip a bit.

So, I think this means I need a new freewheel (This freewheel probably has close to 10,000 miles on it).

The freewheel i have is a Suntour (or is it Sunrace?) 6-speed 14-30. What is the best replacement for this? I really can't have fewer teeth than 30 on the large ring.

Thanks for any help!

It's getting harder to find good 30 tooth freewheels. Take the best you can afford...unless it's crap of course. Newer models shift easy but Suntours can be forever (10,000 miles is forever.)

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