Devenhill
Retro Newbie
Hi all,
Apologies that my first post here is soliciting help. A younger work colleague of mine who's been obsessed with buying up retro kit for the last couple of years pointed me this way.
20 years ago I was similarly into MTBs, and today I've had a look around this site and I know it's going to feature in my daily life. What an amazing resource this place is.
After an injury a long time ago I sold off all my bikes, keeping just one Kona Caldera as a singlespeed. This summer I've been experimenting with its geometry to see what my body can handle, and I'm pretty optimistic I can get biking again. But as I've been so long away from the technology (I think the last bike I bought was before the internet could show video), I need a bit of help.
I think I want to add gears back to my Caldera. The rear hub is a Shimano XT FH-M752.
Can you tell me which current Shimano cassettes or speeds - 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12.... would fit onto this hub without any issues? I'm keen to try it out with new tech, at which point if it works for me, I'll probably buy a whole new bike and revert this one to near-original.
So, what Shimano groupset will work with this hub? I'm not bothered about disc brakes - I'm happy to stay with Vs on this. Which cassette/rear mech/shifters should I buy? I'd like to buy XT level stuff, but would that fit?
Many thanks,
Devenhill
Apologies that my first post here is soliciting help. A younger work colleague of mine who's been obsessed with buying up retro kit for the last couple of years pointed me this way.
20 years ago I was similarly into MTBs, and today I've had a look around this site and I know it's going to feature in my daily life. What an amazing resource this place is.
After an injury a long time ago I sold off all my bikes, keeping just one Kona Caldera as a singlespeed. This summer I've been experimenting with its geometry to see what my body can handle, and I'm pretty optimistic I can get biking again. But as I've been so long away from the technology (I think the last bike I bought was before the internet could show video), I need a bit of help.
I think I want to add gears back to my Caldera. The rear hub is a Shimano XT FH-M752.
Can you tell me which current Shimano cassettes or speeds - 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12.... would fit onto this hub without any issues? I'm keen to try it out with new tech, at which point if it works for me, I'll probably buy a whole new bike and revert this one to near-original.
So, what Shimano groupset will work with this hub? I'm not bothered about disc brakes - I'm happy to stay with Vs on this. Which cassette/rear mech/shifters should I buy? I'd like to buy XT level stuff, but would that fit?
Many thanks,
Devenhill