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What currently-available wheelsets are compatible with Shimano 8-speed?

Old 09-30-07, 04:42 PM
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What currently-available wheelsets are compatible with Shimano 8-speed?

I would like to get an aero wheelset for my bike, which is equipped with Dura Ace 8-speed. I have been holding off because the 8-speed stuff is long gone. Lately I've heard that certain Mavic wheelsets are compatible with 8-speed. Do any of you know details of this? What about other wheelsets?

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Originally Posted by soma5
I would like to get an aero wheelset for my bike, which is equipped with Dura Ace 8-speed. I have been holding off because the 8-speed stuff is long gone. Lately I've heard that certain Mavic wheelsets are compatible with 8-speed. Do any of you know details of this? What about other wheelsets?

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8, 9 and 10 speeds all use the same hub. Dura-Ace is funky but you can always use a different cassette.
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Originally Posted by cyccommute
8, 9 and 10 speeds all use the same hub. Dura-Ace is funky but you can always use a different cassette.
Do ALL use the same spacer?
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Originally Posted by kenhill3
Do ALL use the same spacer?
I don't think any 8s stuff needed a spacer. Sheldon has an article on the tall spline hubs that would not be compatible. Most of the 8,9,10 are.
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Originally Posted by kenhill3
Do ALL use the same spacer?
Generally, 8, 9, and 10-speed Shimano compatible hubs are designed to accept 8, 9, or 10-speed Shimano and Shimano compatible cassettes. 10-speed Shimano cassettes require a spacer on the back because 10-speed cassettes are narrower than 8 or 9-s. Those spacers are included with new Shimano cassettes. Some MAVIC hubs require a MAVIC spacer be used with Shimano cassettes because MAVIC cassettes are wider than Shimano's. Those spacers are included with those MAVIC hubs.


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Originally Posted by Al1943
Generally, 8, 9, and 10-speed Shimano compatible hubs are designed to accept 8, 9, or 10-speed Shimano and Shimano compatible cassettes. 10-speed Shimano cassettes require a spacer on the back because 10-speed cassettes are narrower than 8 or 9-s. Those spacers are included with new Shimano cassettes. Some MAVIC hubs require a MAVIC spacer be used with Shimano cassettes because MAVIC cassettes are wider than Shimano's. Those spacers are included with those MAVIC hubs.


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Originally Posted by cyccommute
8, 9 and 10 speeds all use the same hub. Dura-Ace is funky but you can always use a different cassette.
As I understand it (or as I understand Sheldon ), the cassettes are not the issue, it's the height of the splines on the freehub body. The 10-speed DA has higher splines. So you're saying that pretty much any other maker has the lower splines? That would be convenient.

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I have an 8-speed cassette on a pair of '05 Mavic Cosmos that were listed 9/10 speed. Has a thin spacer that, I believe, is because it's a Mavic hub...not because it's an 8-speed cassette (like Al stated). I also ran some Race X Lite Areos on that 8-speed set-up for awhile (with no spacer).
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