HG 11/12 speed road freehub
For HG 11/12 speed road freehub, manufacturer is Shimano; component type is freehub; speeds is 12; pairs with is road 11 speed AND 12 speed cassettes, recorded from its source on 2026-08-11.
- Manufacturer
- Shimano our reading
- Component
- HG 11/12 speed road freehub
- Component type
- freehub our reading
- Speeds
- 12 our reading
- Pairs with
- road 11 speed AND 12 speed cassettes verified
- Condition
- 1.85mm spacer per lightbicycle.com
Values marked our reading are our classification of what the source says — the source does not print them in those words. The quote below is the evidence for each one; judge it yourself.
What the source says
Since 11 speed mountain cassettes fit on 8-10 speed freehubs, this HG road freehub is intended for road 11 speed AND 12 speed cassettes.
— lightbicycle.com, retrieved 2026-08-11
Sources disagree
More than one authority states this, and they do not state the same thing. Both are reproduced with the source each came from — deciding between them is yours, not ours.
Speeds
lightbicycle.com says speeds is 12, as of 2026-08-11.
Since 11 speed mountain cassettes fit on 8-10 speed freehubs, this HG road freehub is intended for road 11 speed AND 12 speed cassettes.
https://www.lightbicycle.com/newsletter/Bike-Freehub-Cassette-Compatibility-Manual.html
lightbicycle.com says speeds is 11, as of 2026-08-11.
You can, however, run an 8, 9 or 11 speed mountain cassette on these with a 1.85mm spacer.
https://www.lightbicycle.com/newsletter/Bike-Freehub-Cassette-Compatibility-Manual.html
lightbicycle.com says speeds is 10, as of 2026-08-11.
If you want to run your Shimano 10 speed cassette, you can add a 1mm and 1.85mm spacer.
https://www.lightbicycle.com/newsletter/Bike-Freehub-Cassette-Compatibility-Manual.html
Pairs with
lightbicycle.com says pairs with is road 11 speed AND 12 speed cassettes, as of 2026-08-11.
Since 11 speed mountain cassettes fit on 8-10 speed freehubs, this HG road freehub is intended for road 11 speed AND 12 speed cassettes.
https://www.lightbicycle.com/newsletter/Bike-Freehub-Cassette-Compatibility-Manual.html
lightbicycle.com says pairs with is 8, 9 or 11 speed mountain cassette, as of 2026-08-11.
You can, however, run an 8, 9 or 11 speed mountain cassette on these with a 1.85mm spacer.
https://www.lightbicycle.com/newsletter/Bike-Freehub-Cassette-Compatibility-Manual.html
lightbicycle.com says pairs with is Shimano 10 speed cassette, as of 2026-08-11.
If you want to run your Shimano 10 speed cassette, you can add a 1mm and 1.85mm spacer.
https://www.lightbicycle.com/newsletter/Bike-Freehub-Cassette-Compatibility-Manual.html
Source
- lightbicycle.comhttps://www.lightbicycle.com/newsletter/Bike-Freehub-Cassette-Compatibility-Manual.html