Originally Posted by
donheff
So, I am slowly learning stuff by doing it when the need arises. My old wheel with the hub issues is a much better wheel than the one on my beater bike that I use to ride the grandson around on in a kids seat. Can I get a new hub/bearing package/whatever then Google instructions and try getting this thing working for my old bike? The old bike is a 7 speed (which is fine for what I use it for). A quick look online disclosed a Shimano 105 hub at Nashbar but I didn't find anything else. I also didn't see any 7 speed cassetes readily available. Would I need to get ambitious and actually buy a nine speed and a new derailleur, and a new shifter? Seems like a bit much for a bike that works as is. This thing is a Specialized Crossroads about 15 years old.
Well, I take it back. Here is a
Shimano 7 speed cassette for $15. And I see a boatload of old Shimano hubs on eBay but how do you figure out what will work with the new wheel? Or can I get any old specialized 7 speed hub? (The existing setup is some Specialized deal but I can't read the scratched up name on the derailleur - something like Specialized Arp4). I don't what to pull the old wheel apart and use those components since I would like that functioning wheel available to use when/if I screw up the wheel I am thinking of re-purposing.
The basic idea is to have an excuse for messing around with the spare wheel and see if I can get something working while learning a bit.