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cwayne
10-26-2014, 08:20 AM
I keep finding this freehub out of stock and only if I want to convert to 11 speed can I find a replacement. Can you fine folks let me know if you have seen one "in stock" somewhere? Thanks

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/us/en/reynolds-replacement-freehub-body/rp-prod41000
cwayne
10-26-2014, 08:25 AM
I have no need to go to 11 speed ATM.
cwayne
10-26-2014, 08:29 AM
http://i220.photobucket.com/albums/dd44/tcwayne/imagejpg1_zps8533dbbf.jpg (http://s220.photobucket.com/user/tcwayne/media/imagejpg1_zps8533dbbf.jpg.html)
shovelhd
10-26-2014, 08:30 AM
Why not convert to 11 speed and use the 10 speed spacer? I don't see why you would buy an obsolete part.
cwayne
10-26-2014, 08:34 AM
That's likely what I will end up doing but if the freehub is out there somewhere, I'm going to use it first and save a few bucks.
shovelhd
10-26-2014, 08:37 AM
Any money you save now will be lost, and then some, when you sell the wheels as ten speed. It's short sighted.
cwayne
10-26-2014, 08:42 AM
That's a great point. Part of my hesitation is also that having the 11 speed hub will most likely put me on a mission to build up an 11 speed drive train and that's costly.
shovelhd
10-26-2014, 08:50 AM
You...must...fight...have...willpower...
cwayne
10-26-2014, 09:02 AM
Lol. It will be tough. I'm hardheaded.
sokyroadie
10-26-2014, 10:09 AM
I have a complete axle with bearings and FH body from a 04/05 KT hub maybe 200 miles as I switched to Campy. Not sure if it is what you need. It is yours for the shipping.

Jeff
cash05458
10-26-2014, 10:27 AM
such a nice offer man...gotta love our forum...:hello:
cwayne
10-26-2014, 01:40 PM
pm sent
eBAUMANN
10-26-2014, 05:50 PM
That's a great point. Part of my hesitation is also that having the 11 speed hub will most likely put me on a mission to build up an 11 speed drive train and that's costly.

not as costly as you might think...11 speed shimano/sram parts are actually cheaper than (and superior to) their 10 speed counterparts...its a switch that is worth making sooner rather than later as 10 speed stuff is getting harder and harder to sell for decent $...and the cost of replacing a broken 10 speed rd or shifter is actually GREATER than the 11 speed version of that same part...crazy but true.
shovelhd
10-26-2014, 07:08 PM
That was my point, but anyway. I'm keeping the rain bike 10 speed 5700 until I have $500 to go 11 with it.
oldpotatoe
10-27-2014, 05:24 AM
not as costly as you might think...11 speed shimano/sram parts are actually cheaper than (and superior to) their 10 speed counterparts...its a switch that is worth making sooner rather than later as 10 speed stuff is getting harder and harder to sell for decent $...and the cost of replacing a broken 10 speed rd or shifter is actually GREATER than the 11 speed version of that same part...crazy but true.

Looked at a few places..6700 shifter set actually about $100 cheaper than 6800 shifter set..rear der about the same, front der same. BUT

I think the biggest issue is how fast shimano stops making the previous gen 'stuff'. Pretty quick, you kill a 7900 rear der, not gonna find a 7900 one..maybe not even 6700..5700...