Originally Posted by
cudak888
Depends. I've found that 8, and with some friction levers, 7-speed Hyperglide can be finicky to the point where one's chain will constantly ramp off to the next cog and back down to the intended cog - again and again.
I'd be interested in that Suntour Perfect freewheel, depending on gearing - what is the range on it?
-Kurt
You're probably right about 7/8/9 speeds with narrow cog spacing. All I know is that with 6 friction shifting was pretty sweet, but I'm used to friction shifting on that bike anyway. Somebody who wasn't would probably be moving the lever too far. The levers can switch between friction and indexed and that's one reason I got them. I could have saved about $10.00 by using index only shifters.
I believe the range is 14T - 28T. I'm starting to get confused as to what is on which bike. I'll check to be sure. It's not the prettiest thing in the world, I was more interested in the wheel it came on. My wife had been using it for about 6 weeks and maybe 200 miles. The teeth are in good shape, - no skipping. I can send you some pics if you like. It's not an "Ultra" or whatever they called the ones that would fit on a 5 speed hub.