Originally Posted by
Piff
I think you could go up to 8 speed comfortably with your derailleurs and shifters. Above that and friction shifting gets really finicky. Even 8 can sometimes be a chore.
Do you feel limited by your gearing?
Limited by 6-speed freewheel rear gearing? No. I live in the glacially-scoured lower Great Lakes! The biggest hills I encounter here are 30' highway and railroad overpasses! If I head south- or southeast from here I might get to some 200' river valleys and/or the start of the Appalachian foothills.
So again, if i don't stick with freewheel hubs (and who makes freewheel wheelsets these days) what hubs/freehub clusters could I use on this 'old' bike??? Advice on new (budget) wheelsets?