I have a 5 speed freewheel and I want change to these wheels and upgrade to 6 or 7 speed freewheel. Will that work with these wheels or do I have to redish the rear wheel?
1760144
The wheels seem to come dished for 6/7 speed. You may have to re dish if you stick with the 5 speed. I finally swapped my hoops for 700c because good tires were so hard to find for 27in.
1760145
I put a 7 speed freewheel on this wheel and it works great. 6 will work too. I am assuming you have the old 27 inch, 126mm hub config like most road bikes of the 1970s and 1980s.
1760146
To my knowledge, the only way that I know of to upgrade to a 6-speed freewheel without serious modifications would be to use a Suntour Ultra-6, which I use on my (now) 12-speed vintage, and have had no problems. A 7-speed would be too large (wide) for this hub as well as too wide for standard vintage dropouts. Hope this helps
1400519
The 3 speed had an adjuster. The 7 speed adjuster should be on your bikes rear derailer.
224416
I do believe your present bike is also a 7 speed as is the freewheel your giving thought to purchasing.A special tool is needed to remove the current freewheel from your wheel.Best option, take your wheel and your new gears (freewheel) to a bike shop.They'll swap them out for a few bucks.Check the chain length after you replace the wheel.That freewheel is a good. I bought one myself.Ride safe. Have fun !
1308254
The problem isn't so much the seven speed cassette it's your rear drop out width. When road bikes went to 8 speeds the width was increased and is the standard today. An older seven speed frame has to be adjusted as in bent open to accept the newer wheel width.
1247842
This is a rear wheel with a threaded hub. There is no 5-speed freewheel (a freewheel has threads that screw on to the hub, which is different from a cassette that has splines, which generally go on more modern road bikes), so that is a bicycle component that has to be purchased separately. Personally, I bought this one- which has served me very, very wellSunrace 5-Speed Freewheel 14-28T, Silver/Black
1704742
i dont think it would. a 6 gear assembly may be narrower than a 7 gear one, this wheel may be too wide for a six speed bike rear fork.
1605534
Freewheel/Sprocket assemblies are generally "mated" to derailleurs and shifters; hence a 7 sprocket freewheel will generally waste two sprockets mated with derailleur/gearing that was designed for 5 sprockets. It will probably still be operable; however, in addition to the wasted sprockets the change in alignment due to different sprocket spacing will mean awkward shifting (at least for indexed shifters) and probably noisier operation.
893048
Sorry, This wheel has the wrong bolt pattern. You need a 5x114.3 bolt pattern for proper fitment. We do carry the wheel in your bolt pattern, but the offset is too low (0mm). You need a mid offset wheel (15-25mm).
369433
I think you should take your bike to a local bike shop. The bicycle mechanic can answer this question by looking at the way your gears are placed on the bike.This Shimano freewheel should replace a freewheel of the same number of gears. The mechanic will be familiar with this freewheel and can give you a clear answer.
391975
The wheels I got accepted only mountain bike style cassettes. Not sure what you have there. Mine is a 7 speed.
1924729
Hello,These rims will not work as they do not have the correct 5 lug fitment. You will need a 5x4.5 bolt pattern. Please direct to this in the link below: 16x7 Motegi FF7 Silver Link: http://www.amazon.com/b/ref=sv_platinum_auto_img?ie=UTF8&node;=4906133011&field-keywords;=MR23736717Thanks,Elites Wheels
1220548
Hi,You will need to purchase a 5 speed shifter. Because these are specified as seven speed (rear). A 5 speed shifter will only work with a 5 speed cassette.Thank you.
1591870
Yes, this is the direct mount version and should work if you have the threaded hole in the rear frame for mounting. It should be compatible with any 6 or 7 speed freewheel/cassette assembly. This has a large adjustment range and it even works on my oddball UltraCruise rear assembly (took a little work though).
719667
Check this link, which depicts a compatible freewheel: Shimano Tourney 7Spd 14-28T Freewheel
939412
I have a 70s schwinn roadbike as well...If you are referring to the fact that older bikes have a 125 mm rear fork spacing, rather than the newer, wider, forks, then yes, this wheel fit my bike without any adjustments. I have a 6-speed freewheel, it works just fine...I would assume a 5-speed would work too.
1441273
It should adjust to fit BUT a lot depends upon your shifters, cables etc.... If you have thumb shifters I think it will work. I have seen a 7 speed Shimano click shifter work but of course it had to be adjusted to fit...I use new 6 speed twist shifters and cables when I work on a bike. For this job the time the old derailleurs will work most of the time.. It's not a big difference going from 5 to 6 speed but I don't think 7 is worth the trouble... I have stopped using this particular cassette and now use the 34 teeth low speed since our local area has some big hills......Good luck..
1220546
Probably not cause you said you have a five spd rear and the shifter your referring to is for a seven spd rear. Check out the sunrace slm 10 friction shifters