View Full Version : 7spd wheel to 9sp?


pitt83
03-17-2006, 02:27 PM
I want to try tubies and a friend has an old 7speed pair of wheels. Any chance I can swap out the freehub for a casette body and roll? They're Shimano 900? hubs and circa 1989.

TurboTurtle
03-17-2006, 02:57 PM
I want to try tubies and a friend has an old 7speed pair of wheels. Any chance I can swap out the freehub for a casette body and roll? They're Shimano 900? hubs and circa 1989.
Shimano 600, right? Anyway:

http://sheldonbrown.com/k7.html#transplant

TF

MShaw
03-17-2006, 07:12 PM
Shimano 600, right? Anyway:

http://sheldonbrown.com/k7.html#transplant

TF
I think I'm gonna disagree on Sheldon's recommendation that you don't need an axle. IME you do need a slightly longer axle with the new spacing.

To the OP:
If you're keeping the wheels, go for it. If not, don't bother. There's great deals to be had on ebay on new-ish tubulars with the right spacing.

M