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FREEHUB and cassette spline compatibility C-731

The table below does not include LINKGLIDE cassette. See C-649 for LINKGLIDE cassette.

FREEHUB

Compatible cassette type

Free unit type

Number of
effective
spline teeth

Outer body
length (mm)

MTB

ROAD

All

12-speed

11-speed

12-speed

11-speed

10/9/8-speed

7-speed

MICRO SPLINE

23

26

-

-

-

-

-

HG spline L2
(ROAD 12-speed dedicated)

18

37.65

-

-

-

-

-

HG spline L
(ROAD 12/11-speed)

9

36.75

-

✔ *1

✔ *3

✔ *2

-

HG spline M
(10/9/8-speed, MTB 11-speed)

9

34.9

-

-

- *4

✔ *5

-

HG spline S
(7-speed)

9

31

-

-

-

-

-

*1 Need 1.85 mm low spacer.

*2 Need 1.85 mm low spacer and 1.0 mm spacer for the cassette below.

  CS-7900 / CS-7800 / CS-6700 / CS-6600 / CS-5700 / CS-5600 (1.0 mm spacer is included)

*3 CS-HG800 / CS-HG700 of ROAD 11-speed are compatible with HG spline L by installing 1.85 mm spacer.

*4 CS-HG800 / CS-HG700 of ROAD 11-speed are compatible with HG spline M.

*5 Need 1.0 mm spacer for the 10-speed ROAD cassettes below.

  CS-7900 / CS-7800 / CS-6700 / CS-6600 / CS-5700 / CS-5600

 

Outer body length

Outer body length is length from the contact surface of the cassette of the free unit to the tip of the free unit.

MICRO SPLINE

HG spline L2

HG spline L/M/S

ROAD 12/11-speed FREEHUB compatibility

CS-HG800,CS-HG700

MTB 11-speed FREEHUB compatibility

MTB 11-speed wheel and FREEHUB have same spline shape with 10, 9, 8-speed FREEHUB.

CS-HG800,CS-HG700