Originally Posted by
NormanF
That's why commonly available parts are better. Many C&V parts can be difficult if not impossible to find. I think Sheldon Brown wrote that people looking for a museum quality restoration should keep their expectations realistic.
Hey Norman, on the contrary, I don't want to hang the machine up in my own museum (of one), but continue to ride it without rebuilding it... I'll hit 60 this year, still working, and I don't work in a bike shop. I'm not in the same position as was Sheldon, with ready access to a broad inventory of parts, and the dosh to acquire them. What's so unrealistic about asking the community if anyone has these?
At the time of this build, Suntour
was the commonly available part, arguably better than Shimano at the time... (who knew that they would fail)
With the hundreds of thousands of Suntour freewheels made, I figured that someone somewhere in the BF crowd, many of whom have shown bins upon bins of parts, might just have a stash of cogs in a box... which is why I write. After all, C&V'ers here make jokes about their compulsions...
And so far, thanks to John E and PastorBob for your responses!