freehub

mmuk
mmuk Posts: 398
edited January 2013 in MTB workshop & tech
Hi - the freehub in my ritchey rock comp wheels (9 speed) has gone - does it matter what I replace it with?


edit: the hub is novatech - that's all the info it has on it - I bought the bike second hand, and so cannot go back to a bike shop, plus the local bike shop told me they don't stock 'that sort of thing'

any advice on how to sort this out?


cheers

MM

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  • Chunkers1980
    Chunkers1980 Posts: 8,035
    Need to know what hub, not what gears or bike!
  • mmuk
    mmuk Posts: 398
    ah - i'm new to this sort of thing - what do you need to know?
  • cooldad
    cooldad Posts: 32,599
    The make and model of the hub.
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  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,675
    talk to the shop that sold it.

    freebodies are hub specific.
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  • kangaroo
    kangaroo Posts: 1,199
    +1 take it to the shop who sold it to you
    if not find a bike shop with a good rep and take it to them
    what are brakes for again
  • mmuk
    mmuk Posts: 398
    as it says at the top - it's a Novatech hub, no other numbers etc on it. Any advise welcome!

    ta

    MM
  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,675
    yes again take it to the shop that sold it or to another good one.

    there is no way anyone can tell you what to get with out the hub.

    I know of about 5 freebodies that may fit. but again they may not.
    "Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead where there is no path, and Leave a Trail."
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