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I only got 1000 miles on a recent make Shimano 7-speed before it started to make annoying click noises under load. YMMV, but I was not impressed.

I’d agree with the general sentiment that, like vacuum tubes, current production doesn’t compare to the high quality products made when they were state of the art.

Edit: White Industries is probably an exception, but they only make single and double speed freewheels.

Otto