8 speed cassette width

nik_c
nik_c Posts: 61
edited August 2012 in MTB general
Hi,

I need a new 6-bolt disc rear whell now as the hub is gone and have been told by my local bikeshop to look out for a wheel that can take 8 speed upwards cassettes (I have an 8 speed cassette on my rear wheel now).
But how do I know what cassette a wheel can take? I see specs mention disc brakes and v-brakes, different types of spokes, etc, but no meniotn of the differetn tyes of cassettes...

Any ideas?
Thanks,
Nik C

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  • sloppycowpat
    sloppycowpat Posts: 349
    8,9 10 are all the same

    7 is different

    11 speed are different
    worst moment ever...
    buzzing down twisting single track then.... psssst BANG!!!
  • cooldad
    cooldad Posts: 32,599
    Pretty much anything you buy with a freehub will work.
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  • supersonic
    supersonic Posts: 82,708
    Except for a seven speed one - don't buy one of those on the cheap!
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  • nik_c
    nik_c Posts: 61
    thanks for your replies. I still don't know how to recognise a wheel that fits my 8 speed hub though. So I look out for a hub with freehub and that will fit my cassette?
    Thx
    Nik
  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,675
    They will say 8/9/10 spd compatible.

    If they don't post up a link and ask.
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  • nik_c
    nik_c Posts: 61
    Thanks,

    the ones I have found so far that I am considering:
    http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Mode ... elID=81359
    http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Mode ... elID=81335

    What do you think?
    Nik
  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,675
    They will be fine. But make sure you use the spacer that comes with them or your cassette will be loose.
    "Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead where there is no path, and Leave a Trail."
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  • nik_c
    nik_c Posts: 61
    Thanks nicklouse - how do you know that stuff. you must be working in cycle shop as well!?
    Nik C
  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,675
    Nope. Well not really.
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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    cooldad wrote:
    Pretty much anything you buy with a freehub will work.
    Just don't go 10 speed with a Crank Brothers Iodine freehub made of swiss cheese that have SRAM 10 speed incompatibilities. Should work with 8 though, if you can spare £600 for a set! ;)
  • cooldad
    cooldad Posts: 32,599
    I have a funny feeling that wasn't on the shopping list.
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  • nik_c
    nik_c Posts: 61
    £600?
    my bike cost half that!
    ;)
    I wish i could afford the best, but hey, the important thing is the cycling for me ... ;)
  • cooldad
    cooldad Posts: 32,599
    Trust me, Crank Brothers is not the best. But it is grossly overpriced.
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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    They look bling.
  • cooldad
    cooldad Posts: 32,599
    Make nice ornaments when they break.
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  • nik_c
    nik_c Posts: 61
    very stylo mylo
    for me it's a bit too much like new age climbing gear that people hang off their harnesses to look cool.
  • The Rookie
    The Rookie Posts: 27,812
    nik_c wrote:
    I wish i could afford the best, but hey, the important thing is the cycling for me ... ;)
    Too true.....

    My LBS has Iodine's on offer at £400, making them at least no longer overpriced!
    Currently riding a Whyte T130C, X0 drivetrain, Magura Trail brakes converted to mixed wheel size (homebuilt wheels) with 140mm Fox 34 Rhythm and RP23 suspension. 12.2Kg.
  • cooldad
    cooldad Posts: 32,599
    The Beginner wrote:
    nik_c wrote:
    I wish i could afford the best, but hey, the important thing is the cycling for me ... ;)
    Too true.....

    My LBS has Iodine's on offer at £400, making them at least just stupidly overpriced instead of criminally overpriced !
    FTFY
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  • nik_c
    nik_c Posts: 61
    Hi, - a quick update on what I went for in the end: Mavic Cross ride 6-bolt disk wheels. Had them fitted by my local bike shop and they are working VERY well indeed!
    I did not know how easy a hub could turn before I got them. by comparison the wheels my bike came with seemed much worse quality than the mavics, - I shudder to think how well a truly professional wheel works ... ;)
    nik c
  • njee20
    njee20 Posts: 9,613
    My LBS has Iodine's on offer at £400, making them at least just stupidly overpriced instead of criminally overpriced !

    Just what I was going to say!

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