Sage-Tips

Can I change my 8 speed to a 11 speed?

Converting an 8-speed wheel to 11-speed You will have to buy a new 11-speed wheel and replace the entire wheel. On the other hand, if your current wheel is an 11-speed wheel, you can change to 11-speed by removing the low spacer from the low side of the 8-speed sprocket and installing an 11-speed sprocket.

Can I fit a 10 speed cassette on a 8 speed hub?

Condensed Answer: Shimano and SRAM 10-speed cassettes can be installed on 8-speed hubs because 8,9 and 10-speed cassettes have similar widths. However, a Campagnolo 10-speed cassette won’t fit on an original 8-speed hub due to incompatible spline designs.

Can I put an 11 speed cassette on a 7 speed hub?

11-speed MTB hubs also use 135mm spacing unless the system is boosted in which case the dropouts have to be even further apart. Therefore, if you’re trying to combine an 11-speed hub with a 7-speed cassette on a 7-speed frame, you will face a compatibility issue – the hub won’t fit into the frame.

Can I upgrade 8 speed cassette?

Yes, it will fit fine. 8,9,10spd freehubs are the same. If it’s road you’re talking about then you’ll need a 1mm spacer behind the cassette if it’s Shimano, if it’s MTB then it’ll go straight on.

Do I need a spacer for an 8 speed cassette?

Therefore, if you want to install an 8-speed cassette on an 11-speed road hub, you will need a 1.85mm spacer.

Can I use any 8 speed cassette?

Simply put – 8, 9, 10 speed cassettes all fit on the same hub. A seven speed cassette will fit on an 8 speed freehub with the use of a spacer.

Can you fit a 11 speed cassette on a 9 speed hub?

An 11-speed cassette will fit on a 9-speed hub only when the hub is wide enough. Luckily, 8,9,10 and 11-speed mountain bike hubs have the same spacing, and one can therefore use an 11-speed cassette on all of them.

Can I upgrade my 8 speed to 10 speed?

Can I put a 8 speed cassette on a 7 speed hub?

It should work. Spacing on Shimano is 5mm for 7 sp and 4.8mm on 8 sp. You’ll wind up with a phantom gear but everything should work.

Will a 7-speed cassette fit on a 10-speed hub?

There are a very few exceptions: 7-speed hubs won’t normally accept 8-, 9- or 10 speed cassettes without modification. 7-speed cassettes fit fine on 8- and 9-speed (and most 10-speed) hubs if you put a 4.5 mm spacer onto the body before the cassette.

Can I use an 8-speed cassette with 11-speed shifters?

Use 11 speed cassette without one cog and using additional spacer. Okay, super old thread here, but the cable pull of 11-speed shifters (2.7 mm) is relatively close the the pull of 8-speed shifters (2.8 mm), so you might get away with combining 11-speed shifters with a 7-8-9-10-speed (1.7 ratio) derailleur and an 8-speed cassette.

What size spacer do I need for an 11 speed cassette?

Since MTB 11 speed cassettes can be mounted on the 8, 9 and 10 speed compatible freehub, this one is meant for road 11 speed cassettes only. 8 and 9 speed cassettes can be used with a 1.8 mm wide spacer. Same goes for 11 speed MTB cassettes (thanks to Cristophe for the feedback).

What is the difference between 11 speed MTB and road cassette?

11 speed MTB cassette should also fit with just one sprocket removed, but here, along with the smallest, the biggest sprocket also mustn’t be removed – it is specially designed to take up less space on the freehub body. 11 speed road cassette – two sprockets need to be removed. Unlike with 11 speed MTB, here the biggest sprocket can be removed.