torquer
05-02-2012, 12:42 PM
Or at least DT Swiss' expectations:
http://brimages.bikeboardmedia.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/DT-Swiss-Shimano-11-speed-hub-diagram2-600x425.gif
http://www.bikerumor.com/2012/05/01/11-speed-road-bike-hubs-versus-10-speed-tech-breakdown/#more-43428
Looks like their 11-speed hubs will work with older cassettes with spacers (is that backward compatible?) but you won't be able to put the new cassettes on old-style hubs.
http://brimages.bikeboardmedia.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/DT-Swiss-Shimano-11-speed-hub-diagram2-600x425.gif
http://www.bikerumor.com/2012/05/01/11-speed-road-bike-hubs-versus-10-speed-tech-breakdown/#more-43428
Looks like their 11-speed hubs will work with older cassettes with spacers (is that backward compatible?) but you won't be able to put the new cassettes on old-style hubs.