Are all 8 speed cassettes interchangeable?
Most Shimano-compatible freewheel bodies accept 8-speed cassettes.. Note the following exceptions: Aluminum 10-speed freehub bodies with taller splines work only with 10-speed sprockets. The wider 8-speed cassette does not fit on the narrower 7-speed body.
Are all 7-speed cassettes interchangeable?
7-speed cassettes fit fine on 8- and 9-speed (and most 10-speed) hubs if you put a 4.5 mm spacer onto the body before the cassette.
What does Cs stand for in Shimano cassette?
jzwinck • 4 yr. ago. Additional comment actions. CS = CaSsette.
Will any cassette fit my bike?
Yes, almost any bike is compatible with bigger cassettes, bike drivetrain is groupset of components that works in perfect harmony, any miss reconfiguring can break the perfect functionality of the system, parts that need to be changed and reconfigured when putting bigger cassette which is long-chain, wide cage …
Are Shimano 8 speed shifters interchangeable?
Shimano derailleur compatibility Most 8- and 9-speed Shimano mountain bike and road kit is inter-compatible because they both use the same cable pull ratio. This means that you can use an 8 -or 9-speed mountain bike derailleur with road shifters or vice versa.
Are bicycle cassettes interchangeable?
In some cases, it is possible to run a cassette from a different brand than the rest of your drivetrain. SRAM and Shimano cassettes, on either road or mountain bike, are interchangeable with each other as the spacing is the same between the sprockets.
Can I use a 9 speed cassette on an 8 speed?
Nope, different spacing between the cogs on 8 and 9 speed cassettes. All of the 8 speed stuff is self compatible, and the 9 speed stuff is all self compatible, so if you can find an 8 speed cassette these shifters should work fine with it.
Are all Shimano shifters compatible?
Just for clarity, current generation (10-, 11- and 12-speed) Shimano road and mountain bike components are not inter-compatible with each other because they use different cable pull ratios. For example, you couldn’t use a set of road shifters with a mountain bike rear derailleur.
Are 8 and 9 speed cassettes interchangeable?
Yes. 8 and 9 speed cassettes are interchangeable.