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  • 10 speed cassettes for a Sram XD Freehub? or change hub?
  • quintet100
    Free Member

    Hi
    I have bought a set of fulcrum 29er wheels off crc for £75.
    I will run the wheels with a 10 speed cassette but really dont know much about the XD Freehub.
    Can you buy 10 speed cassette for the xd freehub or is it easier to buy another freehub say shimano?
    Also need qr hub adapters for front.
    Thanks in advance.

    Posted 7 years ago
    mikewsmith
    Free Member

    You need the freehub made by the hub manufacturer.
    Why not take the plunge and go 11sp?

    Posted 7 years ago
    deadkenny
    Free Member

    XD is 11sp only I believe and locks you into SRAM (expensive) cassettes.

    You can probably get the freehub swapped, but will depend on the hub. Being XD I guess it will be swappable as many would want the option. You’d need to get the relevant freehub for that specific wheel hub.

    Posted 7 years ago
    quintet100
    Free Member

    I already have full 10 speed gear. 🙁

    Posted 7 years ago
    mikewsmith
    Free Member

    I believe and locks you into SRAM (expensive) cassettes.

    GX costs about the same as XT and is better. Try and keep it factual 😉

    http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/sram-gx-1×11-speed-rear-mech/rp-prod135897
    http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/sram-gx-11-speed-rear-trigger-shifter/rp-prod135895
    it’s a nice shifter and mech 😉 with the spare 10sp shifter and mech you could build a new bike mmmm n+1 goodness

    Posted 7 years ago
    amedias
    Free Member

    haven’t been paying attention recently, what’s the cheapest 11speed XD cassette about now?

    Posted 7 years ago
    quintet100
    Free Member

    Ha ha
    Thanks chaps
    I’ll change out hub
    This is my n+1

    Posted 7 years ago
    deadkenny
    Free Member

    mikewsmith – Member 
    GX costs about the same as XT and is better. Try and keep it factual

    Err,

    http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/sram-xg-1150-11sp-cassette/rp-prod135801
    RRP £118, sale price £75

    vs

    http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/shimano-xt-m8000-11-speed-11-42t-cassette/rp-prod135828
    RRP £100, sale price £60

    Better I don’t agree with. It’s a cassette. Both have the range I want. Small weight difference in one I’d never notice. Cost difference that I would.

    With Shimano freehub I get to keep all my wheels compatible and stock up on compatible cassettes, without having to get all the wheel freehubs changed.

    Posted 7 years ago
    mikewsmith
    Free Member

    15 quid is ball park for me at that. Not much between the 2 really is there it’s about 0.7p/km and going down for me so far.

    Posted 7 years ago
    chakaping
    Full Member

    Better I don’t agree with. It’s a cassette.

    It is a better cassette. And I’m a Shimano man myself.

    But might not make sense for the OP to spend loads on 11sp to go with a £75 pair of wheels, which I assume are on the basic side.

    Posted 7 years ago
    quintet100
    Free Member

    Wheels are the fulcrum red power.
    Seem ok for £75. With the code.
    Rear comes with adapter, so it says.
    Need front adapter to qr.
    But I’m hoping to buy the freehub fairly cheap.?

    Posted 7 years ago
    mikewsmith
    Free Member

    Sounds like the most expensive set of cheap wheels 🙂

    Posted 7 years ago
    deadkenny
    Free Member

    £15 is £15. I’m still used to cassettes being around £40 😀

    chakaping – Member 
    It is a better cassette. And I’m a Shimano man myself.

    An opinion. And oddly I’m a SRAM man myself, just I’m not buying into proprietary XD and the price hike that goes with it.

    Will see how it proves long term. Shimano freehub and XT/XTR have been solid reliable for a very long time. The SRAM cassettes while nicely vented look vulnerable to me.

    Posted 7 years ago
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