9 cogs on an 8 speed hub?

[email hidden] (scott) wrote in news:e048ac47.0308190959.2bf05a67 @posting.google.com:

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I have a 1995-era Shimano Dura-Ace rear hub which was originally 8-speed. I would like to use it
as a commute wheel on my 2003 Serotta, which has Shimano 9-speed shifters. Can I simply buy a
9-speed cassette for the hub?

Shimano 8sp and 9sp road hubs are the same.

scott said:

Techtards:

I have a 1995-era Shimano Dura-Ace rear hub which was originally 8-speed. I would like to use it
as a commute wheel on my 2003 Serotta, which has Shimano 9-speed shifters. Can I simply buy a
9-speed cassette for the hub?

Thanks in advance. Scott

I did and it worked just fine. My LBS had a slight problem with getting the cassette ( SRAM) on
without wobbling. It was of course the cassette that wobbled, not the LBS 😉 Anyhow he solved this
by mounting a thin shims first. I still haven't figured out what this had to do with going from
eight to ninespeed though. Unless of course a ninespeed cassette builds thinner than an eight speed.

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scott said:

Techtards:

I have a 1995-era Shimano Dura-Ace rear hub which was originally 8-speed. I would like to use it
as a commute wheel on my 2003 Serotta, which has Shimano 9-speed shifters. Can I simply buy a
9-speed cassette for the hub?

Thanks in advance. Scott

I did and it worked just fine. My LBS had a slight problem with getting the cassette ( SRAM) on
without wobbling. It was of course the cassette that wobbled, not the LBS 😉 Anyhow he solved
this by mounting a thin shims first. I still haven't figured out what this had to do with going
from eight to ninespeed though. Unless of course a ninespeed cassette builds thinner than an
eight speed.

Here's a possible explanation:

sheldonbrown.comk7.htmlOpen ↗

Skip down to the part on Hyperdrive-C; the early hubs were a bit different from the later ones.

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Per Elmsäter' may have said:

scott said:

Techtards:

I have a 1995-era Shimano Dura-Ace rear hub which was originally 8-speed. I would like to use it
as a commute wheel on my 2003 Serotta, which has Shimano 9-speed shifters. Can I simply buy a
9-speed cassette for the hub?

Thanks in advance. Scott

I did and it worked just fine. My LBS had a slight problem with getting the cassette ( SRAM) on
without wobbling. It was of course the cassette that wobbled, not the LBS 😉 Anyhow he solved
this by mounting a thin shims first. I still haven't figured out what this had to do with going
from eight to ninespeed though. Unless of course a ninespeed cassette builds thinner than an
eight speed.

Here's a possible explanation:

sheldonbrown.comk7.htmlOpen ↗

Skip down to the part on Hyperdrive-C; the early hubs were a bit different from the later ones.

Sounds plausible to me. I did go to an 11-31 SRAM cassette on a Rolf Vector Hybrid wheel.

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[email hidden] (scott) wrote in news:e048ac47.0308190959.2bf05a67 @posting.google.com:

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I have a 1995-era Shimano Dura-Ace rear hub which was originally 8-speed. I would like to use it
as a commute wheel on my 2003 Serotta, which has Shimano 9-speed shifters. Can I simply buy a
9-speed cassette for the hub?

Shimano 8sp and 9sp road hubs are the same.

The freehubs are not the same. However, the casettes are interchangeable.

scott-<< I have a 1995-era Shimano Dura-Ace rear hub which was originally 8-speed. I would like to
use it as a commute wheel on my 2003 Serotta, which has Shimano 9-speed shifters. Can I simply buy a
9-speed cassette for the hub? >><BR><BR>

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Not possible with Campy though...

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Techtards:

I have a 1995-era Shimano Dura-Ace rear hub which was originally 8-speed. I would like to use it
as a commute wheel on my 2003 Serotta, which has Shimano 9-speed shifters. Can I simply buy a
9-speed cassette for the hub?

Thanks in advance. Scott

basjan-<< Not possible with Campy though...

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Won't be possible with 2004 DA either-9 cogs onto the new 10s only freehub.

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