To upgrade to 9 speed, or not to upgrade??

On 23 Jul 2006 10:24:04 -0700, "Captain Bike"
wrote:

It's clear, but it's another imaginary problem.

Good thing it's not a problem! My imagination, or curiousity, whatever
you like to call it, often leads me to ask "strange" question, partly
driven by lack of experience.


This is an issue if you're unwise enough to buy a hub with an aluminum
Freehub body. That type of hub needs to have the larger sprockets on a

Not quite, I think - it's a Deore LX,, doesn't seem as "odd" as an
aluminum free hub


You might benefit from reading my article on Shimano Cassette Hubs:

http://sheldonbrown.com/k7.html

I did, thank you!


Sheldon "Borrowing Trouble?" Brown

If you have to pay for what you borrow, you might think about asking
"stupid questions" before you pay ;-)

Best,
jbr