Mega 5 speed freewheels.

I seem to remember a 5 speed mega-range suntour 14-38 freewheel quite some years ago. All I remember
is that it jumped from 28 to 38 for the last two cogs. I also think that you needed a special rear
changer to go along with that freewheel.

(Bill K.) may have said:

I seem to remember a 5 speed mega-range suntour 14-38 freewheel quite some years ago. All I
remember is that it jumped from 28 to 38 for the last two cogs. I also think that you needed a
special rear changer to go along with that freewheel.

A new one can be had at:

sheldonbrown.comfreewheels.htmlOpen ↗

I've seen old ones with a range that may have been that great on ancient 5-speed bikes once
in a while.

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meb said:

I’d like some more dynamic range relative the 14-28 freewheel on one of my bikes-preferably 12/32.
I’m not concerned with big gaps, particularly since it has electric boost. Shimano makes 13/34 6
speed Megarange freewheels and 11/34 7 speed Megarange freewheels, but my LBS said my Shimano
derailleur and SRAM shifter wouldn’t accommodate the 7 speed (I’ve since seen some threads showing
persons doing otherwise, but they may not have had my same hardware).

Shimano makes a several derailers specifically designed for those freewheels, costing less than $20
retail. See:

harriscyclery.netpage.cfmOpen ↗

Any Sram shifter that is compatible with Shimano derailers can be used with any Shimano rear
derailer, as long as the number of sprockets matches the number of detents on the shifter.

If you need a Sram 7-speed shifter, they're just over $20, see:

harriscyclery.netpage.cfmOpen ↗

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Quoted message said:

I seem to remember a 5 speed mega-range suntour 14-38 freewheel quite some years ago. All I
remember is that it jumped from 28 to 38 for the last two cogs. I also think that you needed a
special rear changer to go along with that freewheel.

You're correct. The Suntour AG system is as you describe. Suntour low gear cogs fit nearly every
Suntour body and so you can build a still-readily-available Winner to anything you wish ending in
32, 34 or 38t
. You're right that most changers cannot shift back out of a 38t cog. Moreover Suntour freewheels
won't index well in a Shimano system. But, yes, you can get a 13~38 5x freewheel.

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