I'm thinking of getting an IRD freewheel - does anyone have any experience with them?

Are they light? Quiet or noisy? Any thoughts on whether they are worth the premium over the cheapy Sunrace freewheels?

Thanks

I have one on my Univega:



It shifts beautifully, is very quiet and comes with all the profiled teeth and ramps for excellent shifting. As I've never had a Sunrace, I cannot say if it is worth the premium, but I am very pleased with it.

I had a 7-spd. IRD freewheel on my vintage PUCH. It was all of the above ^^^. But I have retired and disassembled the wheels - salvaging the Campagnolo Record hubset from 1982. The hubs were still in beautiful shape after 25 years. So I will be building new wheels using them - and the IRD 7spd. freewheel will be what I'll use for this. It's an excellent freewheel.

Purchase away!

That looks great on your Univega, and I'll be using it with a Suntour Cyclone M-II derailer.

Thanks for the feedback - I'll be placing the order.

Amani576 has one and it's great.

I have a 7 spd & a 5 spd. Both are easily better than the Suntour Winner freewheels they replaced. Buy with confidence.

Interestingly enough, tonight I just installed an IRD freewheel on a wheelset and put them on a bike. I bought this freewheel a while ago, never used it, but check back in a month or so.

Anybody know how the cogs are attached on the IRD freewheel? Do they screw on or what? I'm interested in disassembling one for a special project.

Send Amani576 a PM. He's on top of that subject. He did a lot of research and really likes the IRD...He's a good guy and would be glad to help.

I love the IRD seven-speed that's on my Record hub attached to my Victory Strada wheel....it works like a charm with my Shimano Crane RD.

Well, I put about 40 miles on a new 13-28 7speed IRD today that I just installed yesterday. Shifts great, very quiet, etc. Don't know about the durability just yet, but the performance/operation is excellent on my first impression.

I still put a thousand miles or so a year on my '73 Raliegh Competition, purchased new in 1974. Regina Oro was definitely a step up from the stock Atom, but the IRD 13-28 coupled with a SRAM 8 speed chain is an order of magnitude better than the Regina. The shifting ramps on the IRD work great with my stock Huret Jubilee derailleurs. No more over-shifting, then trimming back now as the ramps on the IRD initiate the downshift earlier. It was also nice to bump up my top gear to 52/13, where as before I was limited to 52/14. Oh, and even though it's a true thread-on freewheel, it is easily removed with a standard splined Shimano cassette removal too.

Two thumbs up for the IRD!