Originally Posted by pothound
my 105 rear hub assembly is 130mm. i think the xt rear assembly is 135mm. correct me if i'm wrong.
thank you
pothound
True, but your 105 rear hub will accept Shimano-compatible cassettes (road or mountain) and so will your XT hub. In other words, the cassettes don't mind if the hub they're going on is "road" or "mountain," the freehub body on the hub accepts either one-