'Downgrade' Shimano 105 R7000 freehub to 7-speed?
11-19-23, 07:20 PM
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Nothing preventing me from getting a proper 126mm wheelset, I just was looking at potentially grabbing a wheelset because it was very nice quality for a low price and was hoping it could be altered to meet my needs.
After finding out this wouldn't work, I went ahead with my original plan of making my own. 126mm OLD 7-speed hyperglide compatible hubs in good condition are becoming quite hard to find for a reasonable price...so I'll be sticking with freewheels. I picked a large number of 7-speed suntour accushift parts in very good condition for less than they usually go ($5 Suntour Winner Pro freewheels! Snagged 8 of them). So I should be set for many thousand miles even though good freewheels are also gettin scarce.
Plan is for some Shimano dura ace 7400 hubs laced up to Dt swiss r460 rims. I'd like to get H+ Son TB14 rims, of course, but they're just too expensive.
After finding out this wouldn't work, I went ahead with my original plan of making my own. 126mm OLD 7-speed hyperglide compatible hubs in good condition are becoming quite hard to find for a reasonable price...so I'll be sticking with freewheels. I picked a large number of 7-speed suntour accushift parts in very good condition for less than they usually go ($5 Suntour Winner Pro freewheels! Snagged 8 of them). So I should be set for many thousand miles even though good freewheels are also gettin scarce.
Plan is for some Shimano dura ace 7400 hubs laced up to Dt swiss r460 rims. I'd like to get H+ Son TB14 rims, of course, but they're just too expensive.
11-22-23, 10:26 AM
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Can’t speak for current offerings, but older Sunrace freewheels were trash. I fastened a Sunrace lockring tool, with some success, so I could transfer a 30t cog to a new freewheel when to old one went south. Did the Phil’s drip through and they still didn’t hold up. I have one 7 speed freewheel bike running Dachs Aris.
Old Suntour freewheels are great if they are in good condition.
John
Old Suntour freewheels are great if they are in good condition.
John
