Originally Posted by
pierce
most newer 7 speed systems can be converted to 8 speed with just a different shifter and the 8 speed cassette............
So how do you fit the longer 8 speed cassette on the shorter 7 speed free hub body?
Maybe if you said "some" , which would be the ones with the 8 speed body + 4.5mm spacer.
I would also think "most" 7 speed "systems" are a free wheel which means you'd have to change the hub.