HG 8-11 speed mountain freehub
For HG 8-11 speed mountain freehub, manufacturer is Shimano; component type is freehub; speeds is 11; pairs with is 11 speed mountain cassettes; condition is without the use of a spacer, recorded from its source on 2026-08-11.
- Manufacturer
- Shimano our reading
- Component
- HG 8-11 speed mountain freehub
- Component type
- freehub our reading
- Speeds
- 11 our reading
- Pairs with
- 11 speed mountain cassettes verified
- Condition
- without the use of a spacer verified
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
When 11 speed mountain cassettes came out, they would fit on the 8-10 speed freehubs without the use of a spacer.
— 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 11, as of 2026-08-11.
When 11 speed mountain cassettes came out, they would fit on the 8-10 speed freehubs without the use of a spacer.
https://www.lightbicycle.com/newsletter/Bike-Freehub-Cassette-Compatibility-Manual.html
lightbicycle.com says speeds is 10, as of 2026-08-11.
A Shimano 10 speed cassette is even narrower than a 9 speed so you need to run a 1mm spacer behind the cassette in this case.
https://www.lightbicycle.com/newsletter/Bike-Freehub-Cassette-Compatibility-Manual.html
lightbicycle.com says speeds is 11, as of 2026-08-11.
Road 11 speed, however, would not fit unless you were to remove one of the inner cogs.
https://www.lightbicycle.com/newsletter/Bike-Freehub-Cassette-Compatibility-Manual.html
Pairs with
lightbicycle.com says pairs with is 11 speed mountain cassettes, as of 2026-08-11.
When 11 speed mountain cassettes came out, they would fit on the 8-10 speed freehubs without the use of a 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.
A Shimano 10 speed cassette is even narrower than a 9 speed so you need to run a 1mm spacer behind the cassette in this case.
https://www.lightbicycle.com/newsletter/Bike-Freehub-Cassette-Compatibility-Manual.html
lightbicycle.com says pairs with is Road 11 speed, as of 2026-08-11.
Road 11 speed, however, would not fit unless you were to remove one of the inner cogs.
https://www.lightbicycle.com/newsletter/Bike-Freehub-Cassette-Compatibility-Manual.html
Condition
lightbicycle.com says condition is without the use of a spacer, as of 2026-08-11.
When 11 speed mountain cassettes came out, they would fit on the 8-10 speed freehubs without the use of a spacer.
https://www.lightbicycle.com/newsletter/Bike-Freehub-Cassette-Compatibility-Manual.html
lightbicycle.com says condition is 1mm spacer, as of 2026-08-11.
A Shimano 10 speed cassette is even narrower than a 9 speed so you need to run a 1mm spacer behind the cassette in this case.
https://www.lightbicycle.com/newsletter/Bike-Freehub-Cassette-Compatibility-Manual.html
lightbicycle.com says condition is would not fit unless you were to remove one of the inner cogs, as of 2026-08-11.
Road 11 speed, however, would not fit unless you were to remove one of the inner cogs.
https://www.lightbicycle.com/newsletter/Bike-Freehub-Cassette-Compatibility-Manual.html
Source
- lightbicycle.comhttps://www.lightbicycle.com/newsletter/Bike-Freehub-Cassette-Compatibility-Manual.html