Originally Posted by
Kontact
Right you are; I meant UG. There is no such thing as an IG cassette.
Point being, the Sante hub isn't going to take an 8 speed cassette because they're HG and don't fit on a UG hub.
However, a Sante freehub could likely be changed to a 7 or 8 speed HG freehub body, if it is even a freehub - most of those bikes were freewheel.
Mostly true- Sante came around when manufacturers were still switching from (universal fit) freewheels to (dedicated hub) cassettes. Since Sante was an orphan group (^^^I agree with Andy) it's hard to say, but the freewheels were definitely more popular in that time. That's probably because they were a cheaper alternative the Dura-Ace 7-speed freewheels.