hammer11
11-19-09, 01:04 PM
Can I put an 8 speed cassette on a 9 speed Shimano hub?
Bicycle Mechanics - 8 speed cassette on a 9 speed hub?
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rogerstg
11-19-09, 01:17 PM
Yes. Shimano does not have a 9 speed freehub per se. They are 8,9,10, though IIRC there are some 10s that re only 10s.
chipcom
11-19-09, 01:48 PM
It will work, but the hub will feel irritable and out of balance unless you use a 10sp RD.
That was a joke...you'll be fine.
That was a joke...you'll be fine.
TallRider
11-19-09, 02:38 PM
Shimano's freehubs (the part of the rear hub that can "coast" and spin backwards, and onto which the cassette of gears slides) haven't changed width since 8-speed. 7-speed cassettes are a bit narrower.
The 10-speed-specific freehubs aren't a different width, rather it's Dura-Ace freehubs that have aluminum bodies and get away with this by having higher splines, which require special Dura-Ace 10-speed cassettes.
chipcom, I laughed aloud at your post. Thanks.
The 10-speed-specific freehubs aren't a different width, rather it's Dura-Ace freehubs that have aluminum bodies and get away with this by having higher splines, which require special Dura-Ace 10-speed cassettes.
chipcom, I laughed aloud at your post. Thanks.