Jay H
Senior HTF Member
What Nelson says, without going into specific numbers, which I don't know, there is a standard width to the dropouts that the freehub has to fit, usually measured in mm, something like 126mm, the more gears you try to cram in there, and still have a hub assembly eventually made the bike frame mfgrs to change the standard width. Now I have no clue as to what widths an 8spd bike needs vrs a 10spd bike, I don't work in the industry or anything but it is one of a bunch of things to look at when seeing how "futureproof" a bike frame is.
My '97 Lemond that I ride/commute on has an 8spd drivetrain on it, in fact, replaced the brake cables and lubed up the dual caliper brake pivots last night... no need for brake rub!
Jay
My '97 Lemond that I ride/commute on has an 8spd drivetrain on it, in fact, replaced the brake cables and lubed up the dual caliper brake pivots last night... no need for brake rub!
Jay