WILL IT FIT? 11-speed cassette on an BUDGET 8-speed HUB? 

Keep the experiment project going, bro. Clear vid as always, the narrative and simple stuff. . I am into motorbikes but you are kicking my young years back on. 5 stars from here!

I was really sceptical seeing him put on the cassette with the dork disc still on it. But he recovered from epic fail and voilà, it's gone... :D))))

I have one of those hubs, it got sent back within a month under warranty for a rebuild and re-grease as it was bone dry from factory. Its on a XC bike and I've bounced it round my local trials since October 2020 on a daily basis ever since. Its still alive.

Good thing I saw this video! I'm using the same hub. It's a relief to know I don't have to buy a new set of hubs. Thanks man!

Bro Your Videos are so informative! You actually show us how to do the work! Also being that you do it with bare min tools that any average can buy is great! You encouraged me to do my own bike work!

I had heard it should fit but it's great to see it happen. Removing the Dork disk made me so happy too.

Cool video. I just bought a 2020 pitch and I love it. Please keep the videos coming!

I was screening at my screen when u where cleaning the dork disc, *TAKE IT OFF, TAKE IT OFFFF*

Wow I just was getting ready to change mine and ran across your video. You saved me a lot of worries thanks so much for the great video

Dude, so glad I found your channel. Your videos are awesome!

I was about to say remove the dorky disc 🤐🤫

Love watching you work on this bike. Just got some WTB wheels on mine

I’m thinking of doing the same thing so did a RU-vid search and your video came up. Awesome.

that is so very helpful. i just bought the same slx stuff for my gt, fingers crossed it fits

This is very surprising, and helpful. I also use the same hub and planning to upgrade on 11speed. Viola! Hello SLX 🤩

most centerlock hubs are pretty modern and will accept up to at least 11 speed. 1x11 Shimano SLX is a great groupset - I have it and it works amazing.

Awesome. Good to see you back at bike builds.

Thanks for doing this. A local bike shop just told me i should invest in a new bike if i wanted to upgrade from 9 to 11 speed..

Very cool you vid just gave me more motivation to go this to my RockHopper✌🏻🌵

Well done! Anything to avoid the rip off no-compatability thing that we all have to live with now.

SLX came on my Nukeproof Scout! Love it, does everything I need it to!

You had me at "I brought a file just in case." I will also be doing this myself... Good to know there's a chance...

My local bike shop said I can probably fit max 10-speed cassette on my 9-speed hub so I went ahead and bought a good condition 2nd hand Shimano XT derailleur & shifter. Should’ve done bit more research before because it seems I could’ve jumped straight to 11-speed. Well, at least I didn’t pay much for the XT 10-speed and 11-speed would’ve been more expensive anyway. Good video!

I just ordered the exact same set for my Giant Revel 0 (old drivetrain was a 3x8) supa cool man

Like to see the progress, some don't appreciate the lower end highs enough

There is a mis-understanding as of which gear combinations will work. For mtb, an 8 speed through 11 speed Cassette will fit on the sam free hub body while a road free hub body is different between the 11 speed and 8-10 speed cassettes. A road 11 speed is wider than an mtb 11 speed

Thank you for taking the time and sharing this video. Stay safe healthy out there.

wow erp non stop upgrades love it keep it comming erp

Dude, thanks for the video. I have been wanting to do this to my Pitch. Now i know i can

This is going to be my next upgrade for my ‘12 Trek Marlin. I’ve actually tried to go 1x for quite some time but after doing more research I thought it’d be too expensive. This video really made me want to actually do it!!

If you put that huge cassette on... which is way larger than the dork disc behind it, you have to use the XXL dork disc from Shimano. They are currently out of stock, but Shimano will fedex them to you as soon as they are available again. They also offer a special carbon super dork disc, for only U$ 149,- for those of you who want outstanding performance at low weight.

You might have been able to even keep the old derailleur since the shift lever is what actually controls how much cable is taken in or let out with each shift. You just have to adjust the high and low set screws on the derailleur assuming it's a compatible shimano.

Awesome video thanks for sharing that! But, you really need a lot more torque on the lock ring than that. The friction from sandwiching the cogs and spacers together helps distribute the load from pedaling and prevents those nasty dings on the hub body, or something like that. Also "dork" disks are actually really good, especially if you swap wheels with frequency or might bang your derailleur when riding (say for cyclocross, etc). And that might explain why you still see them show up consistently on some higher end wheels. I didn't learn that the hard way, nah... RIP my rear tubular wheel spokes.

Great! I have the same problem, i will change my 8 speed to a 11 speed and now i know it works, thanks!

Nice one tol. Will upgrade my 1x8 giant talon to with shimano hub sram nx 11 speed came off from my other bike that i will be upgrading to gx eagle with xd hub. Cool videos bro

Should’ve left the dork disc on. Extra style points for being rad and dorky! Great video Mate!

Yup! You dont need that dork disc, awesome it works smooth enjoy the 11s.

i kid you not this is exactly the video I was looking for today, and you just posted it. Thank you thank you thank you!!

The same surprise i got today, cause i didn't know that i can install 10 speed on my 8 speed (pre installed) cassette, got in the mechanic store and installed it

im liking all the upgrades you post because those are exactly what i want to do with my ‘15 Rockhopper. Maybe in the future you do a complete strip down of a project bike. I’d like to see custom painting of the frame. Ingats!

Check out the 1-13 S-Ride, it'll work on a regular HG hub 270 for complete kit, minus crank/chaining

I watch this and gives so many ideas. i will by a PITCH MEN soon!!! thanks bro!!!

Man thats awesome...I also have an SPECIALIZED FSR stump jumper fully with an 3*9 drivetrain....would it be possible to do such conversion as you did??

Cool upgrade, yeah I'd been wondering if an old 8/9 spd hub could support the newer cassettes. I think they add more gears by making the chain narrower, so that's probably why it's compatible.

Got a SRAM 12s NX 11-50 on my old 8 speed shimano hub. Working like a charm

tamang tama yan video mo at mag covert din ako ng 3x7 to 1x9 or 7 lang. Pashout out Gerald From Baliuag Bulacan

Thank you man for the info I'm always wandering if it works on my bike incase if I switch to a different groupset coincidentally my bike is also a specialized pitch sport which is 8 speed so thaank so so muuch man!! Now i know it works!! God bless u man!!

Great video. Will my Specialized Roll Elite 8 speed be able to be upgraded in the same way?

Was going to go 1x and upgrade my 9 speed rear to 10, but think i might try 11 speed. Worth checking out at least.

Just finished my build on this bike. Hoping to see how you do yours

This video make my day, thanks a lot

Got the same hub and was already planning to replace my groupset... well, it changed now 😉

Removing the dork disk is so satisfying

My youtube forgot to recommend you on my sub box. I like this series that you're doing coz i have the same bike as your ht and i see if parts would fit my bike without me havin to do it and waste my time. It's really helpful. Keep it up.

I have this exact same bike except mine is the sport version now I know that it sure is possible to do a 1x11 I guess that my nest upgrade

Cool...I just learned something new,thanks brotha

Man I was looking for this video. I have 8 speed cassette cogs on my fat bike. Maybe it will work the same. Thanks bro

Good thing the lock ring was loose, because you had the chain whip on the wrong direction. I'd like to see what happens to the threads for the lock ring if he actually tightened it properly

You can install SRAM SX for 12 speed upgrade, works with shimano free hubs.

Exactly what I wanted to know. Thanks!

Nice....as long as it fits..it will work . Now I can upgrade my non-series shimano 9-speed to an 11 speed. Tnx.

Im doing more or less same upgrading as u but on cube analog mate , still waiting for my parts to arrive from germany

finally! a video that many of us can relate

great video, thanks. i have 1 question though. how long is your freehub?

You've given me hope! Is that the SLX M7000? I just ordered that set and hope to install on 8 speed Specialized 2006 Cross Roads Sport. The hub on the bike now is 8 speed FH-RM30 with a Shimano CS-HG30i cassette. I hope I have the same luck. If you have any tips or knowledge let me know. Thanks for the vid

If it's of any help, the Shimano HG Spline driver is a standardised part. Cassettes are designed to fit it and that is why 6/7/8 speed chains are about 7mm wide at the pin but 12 speed chains are about 5.1mm at the pin. The Cassettes are all the same thickness, the rings are slimmer and tighter spaced to allow for more speeds in the same space. Campagnolo have started to produce a 13 speed for roadies. That set up uses a 4.9mm chain to further allow the cassette to fit within a standardised hub space. Shimano micro-spline and SRAM XD drivers are now complicating the market but they still hold the same cassette width, they just make the driver diameter smaller to accommodate a 10t ring, HG spline can only fit an 11t at the smallest. If you're upgrading an older bike the real hang up will likely be the Bottom Bracket. Chuck that square taper, Octalink of ISIS spline in the bin, we're now in the world of SRAM DUB, 24mm and 30mm two-piece cranksets. This is the area which can mess up would be 1x newcomers as a 2x or 3x crankset will not give a good chainline and 10, 11 and 12 speed really need a narrow-wide chainring to work properly. My personal recommendation is pricey but worthwhile for ease and quality. Buy a SRAM NX Eagle 11-50t cassette for about $100 then fork out a further $300 or so for the SRAM GX Eagle groupset. You'll get the entire 12 speed drivechain in one easy go plus it uses the DUB Bottom Bracket system. This is great if you have an older BB shell which may not fit some of the newer cranks too well. If you can get an XD driver for your hub, do so and omit the NX cassette, the 10-50t GX cassette gives you a better range however requires the previously mentioned driver.

Nice video. Im on my way to fit the 11 cassette to 9/10speed hub.

Love how you upgrade your bike

Woah! That's my hub! Awesome, i'll be able to upgrade to 1 by 10\11 in the future with no problem! Currently waiting for a 32t chainring to see if 1 by 8 is any good. Your videos are great! Keep up the good work!

Thanks for putting the answer in the description so I didn't have to watch the video 😂 In all seriousness though, you helped me out a lot, cheers mate!

Nice video bro, tnx 4 sharing your experiment.

Thanks for this video idol it really helps me a lot.

Let us know how it goes. Does the chain slip down when at the top or bottom of the cassette?

I'm need a update on this, how's it going Doesn't after effect?

Congratulations nice that it fitted perfectly but it makes me wonder if a 12r would also fit anyways I wish it was a 12r that just almost fitted perfectly so you would have to use the file you were planning on for just a minute or two,,, anyways very good that it came on without a problem,,,(i use the nx11speed)

thanks man I was wondering if it will fit my 8 speed hub

Will it fit my Specialized Pitch 2015 without having to change the hub? Love your channel m8!

Hi. I have fuel ex 8 2013 it’s a 10 speed. I’m wanting to upgrade to a single chainring, im so confused at what to choose. I’m hearing 11-42 on a 34t with a deore m8000 medium guard rd will work perfectly and then others saying it won’t. Can any one give me piece of mind so I can go ahead and purchase the upgrade. Any info would be much appreciated. Thanks

The TX505 is an up to 10speed-hub, an 10speed cassette has an width of 37.2 mm and 11speed has 37,7 mm which is only 0,5 mm difference.

I have the Hardrock 29 8 speed wonder if this would work on it.

I'm doing this aswel just wondering what's size is your freehub mines measuring at 35mm with an 8 speed cassette

Coo li got the same hub going to try it too ! top stuff m8 !

Yay no more dork disk.😂 I think I commented before complaining 😂

I just installed a sram eagle sx 12spd on my marlin 5, on a standard shimano hub.

I got good dral on this drive train, its race face slx, and it works great. Also it costs 169 euros with rf chain ring

Hello, excuse me could you please provide the length of the part of the freehub where the cassette is inserted. Thank you

good job, but there is a youtube video about dork discs, too.....which says its good to have, prevents damage, when the chain jumps off the cassette into the spokes

Wow those pizza 🍕 gears look great ,I love the big dish ✌💯

Awesome video I'm basically a beginner I'm still in the cool Factor I'd like to change my rear cassette on my 21 speed 7 in the back 3 in the front I'd like to change my rear cassette 2 gold plated like I sell on Amazon I have not found one for a 7 cassette they all start at 8 why is that or am I missing something? Thank you

filing freehub body splines may fail - rd cage might touch the spokes. but on the other way new shimano cassetes like 11-34 may fit on 10sp road freehub body.

Hello thanks for the tips I don’t have a specialized but how I know is that fits my bike.? I have a Schwinn al comp so basically I want to do all this upgrades but how I know I can put that drive train or just 10 speed

Will this work on my 2019 Pitch Comp? If it does, i might as well just get a set of those!

I have a cube aim race 2020 and I went to a guy and said that it wont fit a 11speed ,will it?

I’m changing from 8 to 10 on a gravel bike. I was wondering if I would need to purchase a new hub. Guess not. Thanks.

My diamondback overdrive has “32h SL-7 Alloy Cassette w/ CNC Disc mount. “ . Where can I find if I can fit a 9 or 10 speed cassette in there?

Sunrace have 12 speed casette, for shimano HG hub ( 8-10 speed ). China company ZTTO ( they are dong quite sweet stuff ) have 13 speed casette for shimano HG hub also. :)

Fantastic, thank you...

Great vid, I also want to upgrade my gears. Quick question, what is wrong with the "dork disk" plastic thing that you removed at the end?

If I were to add more cassettes would I also have to upgrade me rear derailer?

I'm a newbie in cycling. Just want to ask if there is/are advantages upgrading cassettes from 8 to 11 speed? I'm also considering upgrading but i guess i need a reason. Thanks for your input, great video by the way!