Hi all - I would like to get an easier geared freewheel for my bicycle. I currently have a thread-on Regina 11-21, but would opt for something like a 13-26 or 14-28, hopefully built by Regina or a comparable company. This needs to work with a standard Campy Super Record dérailleur, vintage 1987. The bicycles (I'm asking for two different bikes) have 126mm rear triangles. Does anyone know where I can find such a freewheel, either in six or seven speed? Also, what length chain do you suggest with this?

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Hi all - I would like to get an easier geared freewheel for my bicycle. I currently have a thread-on Regina 11-21, but would opt for something like a 13-26 or 14-28, hopefully built by Regina or a comparable company. This needs to work with a standard Campy Super Record dérailleur, vintage 1987. The bicycles (I'm asking for two different bikes) have 126mm rear triangles. Does anyone know where I can find such a freewheel, either in six or seven speed? Also, what length chain do you suggest with this?

To my knowledge, nobody is making freewheels of quality comparable to the Regina units of the late '80s. Your only hope is NOS or gently used on e-Bay. What did you find when you Googled the topic? There are new freewheels available, but the quality is not great and the cog selection is limited.

Generally, you need to add 1 inch of chain (pair of links) for every 4 additional teeth on the biggest rear cog. However, this depends on how your chain was set up in the first place. The standard recommendation in the '80s was pretty much a good recommendation today - the chain should be just short enough so that it doesn't sag in the small chainring -smallest cog combination. If your chain was sized that way, then you won't need a longer chain for the freewheels you're considering.

If Harris Cyclery doesn't have something, nobody does.

IRD is making freewheels. Don't know anything about the quality.

Grant at Rivendell has the IRD's. 13-28 6sp and a 13-32 7sp.

I gave one to a friend as part of a "Now that your 50, time to get back on your bike with a nice big freewheel and a triple crank" gift. He seems to think it's OK, but he's not riding it as much as I'd hoped.

If that's what you need, I think you'd be happy with it.

I've used a 14-28 Shimano freewheel with a Super Record RD and it worked just fine.

To see, which kind of freewheel might be compatible with which derailleur and shifters: http://www.ctc.org.uk/DesktopDefault.aspx?TabID=3946