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fitting a wheel with 9speed to an 8 speed

  • 10-06-2012 10:20pm
    #1
    eurotrotter
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,073 ✭✭✭


    hi guys
    i have two bikes:

    cube pelaton with 27speeds

    lapierre rcr500 with 24 speed

    if i put the rear wheel of the cube on the lapierre, will it allow to change gears, will it forever search for gears, or will i just loose 1 gear and will everything else work fine?

    thanks

    ed


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  • #2
    cdaly_
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,440 ✭✭✭cdaly_


    It'll search for gears though you might get away with it for an emergency. The 8-sp and 9-sp cassettes have the same overall width but narrower spacing on the 9-sp. You can do an alternate cable routing to step your 9-sp shifter down to 8-sp.


  • #3
    Mycroft H
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,313 ✭✭✭Mycroft H


    Not just easier to plonk the old 8sp cassette on the new wheel? It saves you any problems with indexing. The 9sp and 8sp shimano hubs are interchangeable cassette wise.


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