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old and new
I agree with Dirtdrop. I'd considered going for a SunTour NOS group. I changed my mind. I have bikes with mid level Suntour which is OK but Shimano is at least as good in the earlier years but better overall in having more to choose from. Seems like you already bought the ST. I would have re-thought it all on account of the triple. The Cyclones are known to have range. Tourney is not a fair comparison.
At this point I have not decided which freewheel to get. I have read that the NOS Suntours have better bearings and races and seem smoother than the Hyperglides. I'm not quite sure if this holds that much water in the real world. Especially if the Hyperglides shift more positively because of their design. Currently I have Vgt-Luxe, Vx gt, and MKII Cyclone GT that I can choose from to match these configurations.
Perhaps the Hyperglide is the more sane decision!