Shimano 105 (5500) freehub & 8-speed cassette compatibility?
03-12-12, 10:53 AM
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Shimano 105 (5500) freehub & 8-speed cassette compatibility?
How about it?
On advice from helpful participants of this forum, I just won an eBay auction for a pair of Mavic Open Sport 32H, Shimano 105 (5500) (Winning bid: $26, yay! (but FedEx ground shipping $75?!?!).
My current bike has an 8-speed cassette (and chain and shifter...; I'm not interested in "upgrading" to an easier-to-break 9- or 10-speed), and even though I've heard that basically anything shimano fits with anything shimano, I'm a little worried from the shimano tech docs (SI, EV) whether my 8-cassette will fit on this 105-5500 freehub, since they say "Gears: 9" and "Use with CS-HG70-9". Isn't it really just the 130mm spacing that counts in the end?
Any reassurance would be appreciated, or at least let me know whether I should be able to recoup my $101 on CL...
(Also, I'm looking forward to having serviceable hubs instead of sealed-cartridge; drop me some linkage if you have a favorite online tutorial, or let me know any tips&tricks that you have found helpful...)
On advice from helpful participants of this forum, I just won an eBay auction for a pair of Mavic Open Sport 32H, Shimano 105 (5500) (Winning bid: $26, yay! (but FedEx ground shipping $75?!?!).
My current bike has an 8-speed cassette (and chain and shifter...; I'm not interested in "upgrading" to an easier-to-break 9- or 10-speed), and even though I've heard that basically anything shimano fits with anything shimano, I'm a little worried from the shimano tech docs (SI, EV) whether my 8-cassette will fit on this 105-5500 freehub, since they say "Gears: 9" and "Use with CS-HG70-9". Isn't it really just the 130mm spacing that counts in the end?
Any reassurance would be appreciated, or at least let me know whether I should be able to recoup my $101 on CL...
(Also, I'm looking forward to having serviceable hubs instead of sealed-cartridge; drop me some linkage if you have a favorite online tutorial, or let me know any tips&tricks that you have found helpful...)
03-12-12, 11:04 AM
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Thanks, good to hear it! Now to wait 7 days...
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Any Shimano freehub body specified as "9-speed" is also 8 and 10-speed compatible. You are good to go.
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Thx hRider, I am now extra confident!
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