Jerry Kraynick likely has more New Old Stock Shimano 6 and 7 speed freewheels than everyone on this list can use in the next 25 years.
http://www.panoramafactory.com/kraynick/index.html http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/07316/833111-85.stm He has the inventory from many mom and pop shops that went out of business. Thanks, Sean --- On Fri, 10/22/10, Angus <angusle...@sbcglobal.net> wrote: From: Angus <angusle...@sbcglobal.net> Subject: [RBW] Re: :) The end is near! To: "RBW Owners Bunch" <rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com> Date: Friday, October 22, 2010, 1:33 PM I recently purchased a number of "newly produced" Shimano 6 & 7 speed freewheels from my LBS. The six speed FW on my Atlantis is working very well so far. The only odd thing about them was the white "Shimano" lettering on the large cog. The change from 7 speeds to 6 was almost not noticable. They were about $20 each. Perhaps I should burry a horde in the backyard.... Angus On Oct 21, 7:02 pm, Thomas Lynn Skean <thomaslynnsk...@comcast.net> wrote: > Yes, fellow cyclists. The time approaches. The rumors have begun, of > course. You've read them here and elsewhere. Soon, more signs will > appear. The unusual "out-of-stock" labels will emerge at previously > reliable suppliers, as those not wishing to be caught with excess > inventory fail to purchase. Then the odd stalwart merchant will be > willing but unable to purchase, as the hoarders buy up product; more > out-of-stock captions will be seen. Then the early 'Bay-ers will sell, > with seemingly silly high reserves. Yet sell they will. Later, the > hoarders will let loose. The sales will be massive blowouts. They will > not last long. The late 'Bay-ers will try to ride the wave, buying and > selling like '90s day-traders. Then, nothing. Quiet stillness > descends. A small trickle will bubble forth, only to quickly become > erratic and scarce; only those "in-the-know" will have access. And > then, finally, we'll all realize what has come to pass... > > 8-pocalypse > > In the aftermath, the successful searcher will ride happily but > warily, trying not to draw attention to the chain's thickness, the > front derailer's width, the cogs' spacing. Such wariness will prove > unwarranted, however. soon the "market" will deem 8-speed equipment > not "inexpensive" but "cheap". Not "hearty", "heavy". Not "reliable", > "retro". Those that "have" need not worry; those that lack won't want. > > The faithful will proceed the way the 6-and-7-coggers, freewheelers, > and steerer-threaders did before them, wondering how to protect the > stash, researching the aging process of grease, asking "Is metal > fatigue a factor of actual use? Mere age?" And often paying boutique > prices for modest product. > > Oh well. At least this is the 21st century; we'll always have that > Great Support Group In The Sky, the Webbernet. > > Yours, > Thomas Lynn Skean -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
