Replacement for Dura Ace Freewheel

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I have an old 7 speed Dura Ace freewheel (13-24) from the late 80's that

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at the end of it's life. I've heard that Shimano no longer makes

freewheels anywhere close to this quality.

True. I've worn out about every type of freewheel ever made. Dura Ace 7-speed was/is the best.

Any suggestions of non-Shimano replacements

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that may still be available. I've seen where you can still buy new Sachs

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speed freewheels (even though they haven't been made in a while either).

Is

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the Sachs a good quality product?

Sachs: AFAIK No longer produced. High quality mechanism, but for me the cogs did not shift as well
as Shimano's. Harder (near impossible) to find replacement cogs. And the last one I bought new
self-disassembled on its maiden ride.

Recommendation: Replace your old Dura-Ace cogs with Hyperglide cogs from a current 7-speed Shimano
freewheel. Completely flush out the freewheel body while its apart. With the new cogs it will shift
even better than the Uniglide originals. I've done this with a stash of new Dura-Ace bodies that I
bought from a bike shop parts closeout. The result is as good as any of the latest generation of
cassettes.

rosco-<< I have an old 7 speed Dura Ace freewheel (13-24) from the late 80's that is at the end of
it's life. I've heard that Shimano no longer makes freewheels anywhere close to this quality. Any
suggestions of non-Shimano replacements that may still be available. >><BR><BR>

I can still get Regina America in this ratio and 7s-$90 per-

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Found a few NIB freewheels on eBay. Also purchased just the replacement cogs from Loose Screws.
DOn't know if they carry them anymore.

Hey,

Check eBay out. I often see NOS 7s DA freewheels being auctioned. Sellers sometimes label them as
cassettes so you need to get into the description and probably see a photo.

Dave

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I have an old 7 speed Dura Ace freewheel (13-24) from the late 80's that

is

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at the end of it's life. I've heard that Shimano no longer makes

freewheels anywhere close to this quality.

True. I've worn out about every type of freewheel ever made. Dura Ace 7-speed was/is the best.

I will add my agreement to that. In fact, my initial impression is that the SunRace hyperglide
compatible freewheel is better than the current Shimano. The freewheel is quieter. Because the
current Shimano doesn't come in anything close to a close ratio, I have not even tried it yet
on my bike.

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Recommendation: Replace your old Dura-Ace cogs with Hyperglide cogs from a current 7-speed Shimano
freewheel. Completely flush out the freewheel body while its apart. With the new cogs it will
shift even better than the Uniglide originals. I've done this with a stash of new Dura-Ace bodies
that I bought from a bike shop parts closeout. The result is as good as any of the latest
generation of cassettes.

Too bad the available cog selection is so crappy. Cannibalizing a SunRace freewheel might help.
Depending on what you're looking for, the SunRace 13-24 freewheel itself might fit the requirement.
Only thing is, the odd cog spacing: 13-15-16-18-20-22-24. The lack of a 14 leaves a big hole.

I have a bunch of perfectly good wheels with freewheel hubs on them. It is really frustrating what
you have to do to get a decent freewheel setup, but I am almost getting to the point where I am
going to resist freehubs out of pure stubborness. The only advantage for me of a freehub is lack of
availability of freewheels, which makes me angry a lot more than it makes me envious.

JP

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I have an old 7 speed Dura Ace freewheel (13-24) from the late 80's that is at the end of it's
life. I've heard that Shimano no longer makes freewheels anywhere close to this quality. Any
suggestions of non-Shimano replacements that may still be available. I've seen where you can still
buy new Sachs 7 speed freewheels (even though they haven't been made in a while either). Is the
Sachs a good quality product?

You will see them up for sale every so often on rec.bicycles.marketplace. You might also check with
your LBS to see if they have just the cogs. The freewheel mechanism usually lasts a long time.
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rosco-<< I have an old 7 speed Dura Ace freewheel (13-24) from the late 80's that is at the end of
it's life. I've heard that Shimano no longer makes freewheels anywhere close to this quality. Any
suggestions of non-Shimano replacements that may still be available. >><BR><BR>

I can still get Regina America in this ratio and 7s-$90 per-

How does this compare to Dura Ace or SunRace for indexed shifting? I can tell you that SunRace even
indexes pretty darn good with Morphos levers, an old Regina chain and an old Sante derailleur, if
you can stand the missing 14 tooth cog.

JP

Ah, contraire, but Shimano does still make freewheels! I know Nashbar (nashbar.comnashbar.comOpen ↗)
sells them.

May you have the wind at your back. And a really low gear for the hills! Chris

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I believe EuroAsia still has them. Your LBS can order from them. Phil Brown

Chris: I checked Nashbar's catalogue. They sell one freewheel, a Falcon 6-speed. Unless I'm missing
something. They sell lots of Shimano cassettes, but that is not what we're talking about here.

Anyway, to answer the original poster, trust me, you want the Dura-Ace 7400 freewheel:

bikepro.comshimfw.htmlOpen ↗

Even better, a Dura-Ace body modified with better shifting Hyperglide cogs:

bikepro.comtnt.htmlOpen ↗

This site is not always alive, so you may have to try at different times. Note that BikePro is no
longer in business. This site, appears to be an archive of info related to 80's and 90's era bike
stuff. I doubt that TNT still assembles these freewheels. So the info here should be treated as a
do-it-yourself guide for modification of the Dura-Ace freewheel.

Or, I have some Regina CXS 7-speed freewheels cheap if anyone is interested.

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Ah, contraire, but Shimano does still make freewheels! I know Nashbar (nashbar.comnashbar.comOpen ↗)
sells them.

May you have the wind at your back. And a really low gear for the hills! Chris

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As far as I know, Shimano stopped making freewheels -- or if they still make them, they're not
bringing them to the US.

SRAM/Sachs freewheels are very nice, but they stopped making them. I bought a few in my favorite
ratios (12-21 or 13-24) when I heard they were ending production of them.

SunRace still makes freewheels, which I believe are pretty similar to the older SunTour ones (i
could be wrong). The 13-28 ratio 7sp. is fairly easy to find. They just started making the 13-24
ratio, and you can get them from HarrisCyclery for less than NOS DuraAce ones on Ebay.

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I have an old 7 speed Dura Ace freewheel (13-24) from the late 80's that

is

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at the end of it's life. I've heard that Shimano no longer makes

freewheels

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anywhere close to this quality. Any suggestions of non-Shimano

replacements

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that may still be available. I've seen where you can still buy new Sachs

7

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speed freewheels (even though they haven't been made in a while either).

Is

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the Sachs a good quality product?

kyle-<< As far as I know, Shimano stopped making freewheels -- or if they still make them, they're
not bringing them to the US. >><BR><BR>

Still make them, pretty low end but fuctional. Sunrace also. Available from many suppliers.

kyle<< SunRace still makes freewheels, which I believe are pretty similar to the older SunTour ones
(i could be wrong). >><BR><BR>

Actually very similar to the shimano ones.

kyle<< They just started making the 13-24 ratio, and you can get them from HarrisCyclery for less
than NOS DuraAce ones on Ebay. >><BR><BR>

Sure and we sell them too, but they are not the same quality as DA fw, the very best ever, IMO-

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kyle<< They just started making the 13-24 ratio, and you can get them from HarrisCyclery for less
than NOS DuraAce ones on Ebay. >><BR><BR>

Taking advantage of this opening to continue my personal crusade to get SunRace to fix the 14 tooth
"hole" in their 13-24 freewheel that keeps it from otherwise being quite good.

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Sure and we sell them too, but they are not the same quality as DA fw, the very best ever, IMO-

I have to disagree. I think hyperglide works better than uniglide. But the freewheel body itself
does seem to be the best.

JP

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Phil-<< I believe EuroAsia still has them. >><BR><BR>

6s only, they are looking for another source for 7s DA freewheels.

No freakin' way Euro has DA 7-speed freewheels in stock. They were running out when I was there- in
1989. The Santé freewheels were completely gone at that point, too.

I hope they develop another source. High-quality 7-speed freewheels shouldn't go the way
of the dodo.

Jeff

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I have an old 7 speed Dura Ace freewheel (13-24) from the late 80's that

is

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at the end of it's life. I've heard that Shimano no longer makes

freewheels

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anywhere close to this quality. Any suggestions of non-Shimano

replacements

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that may still be available. I've seen where you can still buy new Sachs

7

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speed freewheels (even though they haven't been made in a while either).

Is

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the Sachs a good quality product?

Thanks to all for the helpful responses. Special thanks to Peter Chisholm for helping me make a new
DA freewheel I had in a box with a defective cog into a usable part. This group is great!

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Ah, contraire, but Shimano does still make freewheels! I know Nashbar (nashbar.comnashbar.comOpen ↗)
sells them.

May you have the wind at your back. And a really low gear for the hills! Chris

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Have you been to the referenced URL recently?
I can't find any freewheels there.
If you have specific reference(s) URL(s) that actually show 7 Speed Shimano freewheels, please send them.
David Ornee

Dave-<< Have you been to the referenced URL recently? I can't find any freewheels there. If you have
specific reference(s) URL(s) that actually show 7 Speed Shimano freewheels, >><BR><BR>

They exist, are in the Quality catalog as well as from other distributors. Falcon and
Sunrace as well.

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rosco-<< Special thanks to Peter Chisholm for helping me make a new DA freewheel I had in a box with
a defective cog into a usable part. >><BR><BR>

yer welcome, happy to help-

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Chris Zacho 'Th said:

Ah, contraire, but Shimano does still make freewheels! I know Nashbar
(http://www.nashbar.com" rel="ugc nofollow noopener">nashbar.comwww.nashbar.comOpen ↗) sells them.

daveornee said:

Have you been to the referenced URL recently? I can't find any freewheels there. If you have
specific reference(s) URL(s) that actually show 7 Speed Shimano freewheels, please send them.
David Ornee

Try: yellowjersey.orgviewitems.cgiOpen ↗
tore=&cust_id=103267&item_id=106100&cust_cat_index=1&cust_cat=freewheel

Part number 783375. Lots of vendors besides me sell this current Shimano seven.

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