Hubs are one of my blank spots when it comes to bike parts. My Chinese road wheels came with this freehub, that’s now ready for replacement. 12 speed shimano cassette.
I like my hubs to tick a bit – not Eurotrance-style, but enough to let pedestrians know there’s a bike coming.
What should I go for that’s a good combination of quality, low-maintenance and price?
(Bonus question: when time comes, how do I loosen it from the axle/bolt-thingy?)
by Laviston
6 Comments
Either you find a original spare part for your hub or you buy a new hub/wheel
Freehubs are proprietary for specific hubs. You can get the same one as replacement if the manufacturer offers it. If not, you have to replace the whole wheel (or relace it, but most professionals reject lacing a wheel on used parts). Also why do you want to replace the freehub?
“12 speed shimano cassette” doesn’t tell us what exact freehub you need, there’s more than one mounting standard for Shimano 12 speed.
tell us the exact cassette you have or have a look at the specifications chart provided by Shimano.
https://productinfo.shimano.com/en/spec
SRAM XD. Those Shimano Hubs are trash in aluminium.
If you dont want a new cassette and maybe wheel, then buy Shimano HG but in steel (for E-Bikes).
freehub body to hubshell interfaces are incredibly brand specific, and often specific to certain models within the brand. You are not going to have many (any) choices other than a like-for-like replacement. And if it’s a cheapo chinese hub, you’re going to be lucky if you can buy spare parts at all. It’s likely that you’re going to have to buy an entire new rear hub and relace the wheel.
(Bitex hubs are a great bang-for-the-buck hub)
There is no plug&play option, it’s manufacturer specific