Sparrow NOS/NIB Vintage 5 Speed 14-24 Freewheel

Sparrow NOS/NIB Vintage 5 Speed 14-24 FreewheelOriginal part produced in the 1970s New old stock & still in the original packaging! Suitable for historic cycling events such as L'Eroica Worldwide shipping Sparrow freewheel, hailing from Great Britain and in production during the 1970s (yet still new & unused after all this time!). Made from steel and weighing in at 407 grams. A fine choice for keeping your vintage bike authentic, but also great for any other compatible bike. If you're taking part

✓ Original part - produced in the 1970s
✓ New old stock & still in the original packaging!
✓ Suitable for historic cycling events such as L'Eroica
✓ Worldwide shipping

Sparrow freewheel, hailing from Great Britain and in production during the 1970s (yet still new & unused after all this time!). Made from steel and weighing in at 407 grams. A fine choice for keeping your vintage bike authentic, but also great for any other compatible bike.

If you're taking part in L'Eroica or a similar vintage event, this is fully compliant - so rest assured, the pre-1987 police won't lock you up for having the wrong freewheel!

OVERVIEW

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Condition - New Old Stock - In Original Packaging*
Production Era - 1970s
Country - British
Material - Steel
Weight - 407 g
Stock Code - D-FW142V

*New old stock items may have marks from storage over the years, and as we often have multiples they can vary from piece to piece, but they are always genuine new & unused items.

TECHNICAL INFO

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Speed - 5 Speed
Range - 14-24
Threading - English/ISO: 1.375 x 24 TPI
Stack Height - 27 mm
Cog Width - 3/32" (Standard)

▼SHIPPING, TAXES & RETURNS

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We've been safely sending orders around the world since 2010. There's a handy shipping calculator on the shopping cart page so you can see the cost of postage as soon as you've added it to your basket. Your order will be carefully packed and sent with tracking & insurance, we despatch most orders within 2-3 days but larger items and orders placed before the weekend can take an extra day or two to process.

We accept returns, please notify us within 14 days and ensure the item arrives back with us no later than 30 days after the order was received.

EU Customers – for orders under €150 (excluding shipping), VAT will be collected at checkout, but from 1st July 2026, due to new EU import regulations, there may also be a customs duty payable to the carrier. For orders over €150, all import fees will be payable to the carrier, with nothing collected at checkout.

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Other International Customers – local import fees may still apply, charged by your customs office or courier before delivery. These are not collected by us, so please check your local rates before purchasing.

Any applicable fees will appear at checkout.

▼HELP SECTION

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Speed - the number of cogs on the freewheel.

Range - the number of teeth on the smalles and largest cogs, this gives you an indication of how hard or easy the gearing will be, the lower the number the harder the gears. The tooth count of the cogs inbetween are usually evenly spaced, ie: a 6 speed 14-24 freewheel would likely have cog sizes 14, 16, 18, 20, 22 & 24.

Threading - this needs to match the thread of your rear hub. ISO is the modern standard and is almost exactly the same as older English/British and Italian thread, allowing you to mix and match between these thread types as long as it's not going to be under extreme force, in which case it's best to stick to an exact match. Hubs with a French thread must be used with a French threaded freewheel.

Stack Height - the total height (or width if you're looking at it when installed) of the freewheel, this is measured from the base (back of the largest cog) to the top (front of the smallest cog).

Cog width - this is mainly relevant for singlespeed and some older 3 or 4 speed freewheels - if this is ⅛” then you must use a ⅛” chain, but most freewheels (especially multiple speed ones) will use a standard 3/32” chain.