HOW TO UPGRADE YOUR 7 SPEED WHEEL TO BE 8, 9 OR 10 SPEED CASSETTE COMPATIBLE & CHEAP TOO! 

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Hi David, thanks for subscribing I appreciate the support! I have actually done a whole build series on this Cannondale if you wanted to see! I have gotten much better at filming/editing so definitely check out the new Cannondale series too if you like this bike! PT1:ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-2hOU5Oaxekg.html PT2: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-xhYK2o1GV_w.html

Nice! Some of my favorite builds are the abandoned series bikes!

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Edit: I may not have answered your question sorry if there is any confusion! Hi Harold thanks for subscribing I appreciate the support! Luckily any 8 speed cassette wheel will fit a 10spd no problem! The 10 speed cassette has smaller spacers and cogs to make it work, sometimes you need a small spacer that goes on first. If you tighten down the 10 spd cassette and it can rock back and forth you’ll need that spacer behind the cassette, nicer cassettes will actually come with them too! If not..here is a link, they’re cheap: amzn.to/3anzBXc

Hi Freddy great work you have done! Thanks for the kind words and please subscribe if you havent already! So like we discuss in the video an 8 speed Cassette is much wider than a 7 speed. You need to adjust the limit screw on the Alivio rear derailleur just slightly to reach the 8th gear. Park has a great tutorial on how to retune your rear derailleur here: www.parktool.com/en-us/blog/repair-help/rear-derailleur-adjustment

Hi Mteixeira91, please take a moment to subscribe and help my channel grow! Very good question though, this is a standard 130mm hub. This frame is also a 130mm too though. Sounds like you got a great start on a budget build!

Hi Stephanie, very happy to take your detailed comment and thanks for the comment too! Please take a moment to subscribe and help my small channel grow! Can you shoot me an email with pictures of it all and the specifics you included? I’d just like to place eyes on it all if I were to advise to grind anything.

@@D2WrenchWorksDIY Well I went ahead and did the grinding today and got it to work. The dremel tool with some stone bit on the end - don't know what it was made out of or for - worked. But still would like to know why these cones don't come with the dust cover that fits it.

I have no idea and that is a great question! I ran into the same issue with this shimano hub, the newer deore 8/9/10 speed hub came with no dust cover and had a much deeper housing the bearings sat in. The older Shimano 600 hub was shallow and the plastic dust cover sat flush....try swapping that over and it was binding up the freehub. Had to use Shimano's tech docs to find the proper part it called for and luckily had one in the bin. Annoying to take it apart a few times all because they didn't include the updated dust cover!

Hi Christian, glad to have you....everyone was once a newbie so don't worry! Please take a moment to subscribe to my channel if you haven't already, I really appreciate the support! As you saw in this video and have already guessed, if you can fit an 8 speed cassette on your hub it will also fit a 10 speed cassette, you may need a 1mm spacer placed behind the 10spd cassette at most. You would then need 10 spd shifters and 10 spd chain, you can reuse your rear derailleur just watch a video on adjusting limit screws beforehand. You can look up whatever your rear der. is online and use that info to find the maximum size cassette, you don't want to accidentally buy too big of a 10 spd cassette as it will damage your rear der. and likely your bike. A few resources for you: -Shimano Tech doc website, definitely bookmark this: si.shimano.com (Your Rear Der. will be stamped with a part number on the inside, opposite of where the logo is. It will be something like RD-5600 that you will type into the shimano search engine, your last 4 #'s will vary based on your rear der model.) -Video I did on many budget parts, including a budget gold 10 speed chain & cassette: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-AREmQ9nMR04.html -Shimano Cassette Freehub Spacer: (Make sure your 10spd cassette doesn't already have one first, most come with one new): amzn.to/2F5pY3G

Super nice ! Thanks 🙏 for clearing that up, I’ll let you know how it goes now that I’m well informed . I’m not the most handy with the bikes but I’m learning!

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Hi Aniket! When going 11 speed it’s a different hub altogether unfortunately. If you wanted to be thrifty you could source an 11 speed hub and lace it into your current wheel. Checkout my Cervelo video, I got some nice 11 speed wheels brand new off Amazon for a good deal and I liked the quality, great deal bc they’re light too! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-WPBSrzciR3Q.html

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Hi Sikbrik, please take a moment to subscribe to my channel if you haven't already! 7 speed wheels using the same 130mm axle I have, have the same hub shell width as the newer 8 speed hubs. So you dont need to add any spacers to the axle, nor will you change your stock dish.....so no need to redish! It's a great way to upgrade nice wheels cheap! I actually just did this again last month on some Shimano 105 wheels with no issues!

@@D2WrenchWorksDIY that's great! Thanks for adding that extra detail!

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Hi Matt! I appreciate your comment and please take a moment to subscribe to my channel! I have to point out that this repair is VERY EASY if you watch the video, you also don’t have weird jumps In your cassette by picking parts of it out. You also have the option to upgrade to 8-9-10 speed while you do the hub upgrade. So buying a cassette that costs more than the hub, just to destroy it...it’s more of a “if you HAVE to” versus this video...a DIY budget upgrade. EDIT: IF you must do this, you should buy an 8 spd cassette and remove the smallest ring. Only 7/8 speed have the same cassette spacing so don’t buy a 9 speed cassette.

Lol WHAT!? Out of all the dead wrong youtube comments I've gotten, this is #1. Congrats sir 👑 👏

Not many people know that, plus it’s a great way to save a bunch of money and keep a quality wheelset! Don’t forget to subscribe if you haven’t already John!

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