hub help please

[berty bassett]

Yet again i have a question that , to those who know the answer will sound very silly indeed - but here goes. If i had say pro-lite wheels with a shimano free-hub could i unscrew the free-hub and replace with a campagnolo free hub ( guessing it would have to be the same make ie pro-lite) - just using prolite as an example , same would go with fulcrum or any wheel really , is it just a case of swapping over the free hub or is it vastly more complicated than that and i am a silly man who shouldn't own a spanner set thanks in advance for any help

 

[RecordAceFromNew]

Sometimes but not always. It might be impossible because freehub supply might not exist, or because Campag and Shimano freehubs don't have the same width and the hub/axle design has not catered for the difference e.g. The best is to ask the manufacturer, e.g. for Pro-lite see here.

It is not the question you asked, but an alternative answer is to use Shimano spaced Campag splined cassette or vice versa. I know IRD do them, or alternatively get special spacers from Highpath, which also has a useful page on width consideration.

 

[berty bassett]

thanks for that - it was just i saw some cheap wheels but they were shimano and i aint and i took the bits n bobs out of my wheels to regrease and just got me wondering if things were interchangable - but will look at links thanks

 

[accountantpete]

You can usually ask for Campagnolo hubs when ordering - many retailers will swap freehubs for you as it is very easy.

The general rule is that freehubs are not interchangeable between manufacturers - so a pro-lite freehub will not fit a fulcrum wheel etc etc.

Even within a single manufacturer there may be different designs of freehub so you may have to match the freehub to the wheel as in some of the pro-lite wheels linked to by RAFN.

 

[boydj]

http://www.ukbikestore.co.uk/product/17/ambr317/ambrosio-10-speed-cassette.html

I use these cassettes on shimano wheels with Campag shifters. I don't know anybody who does Campag spline, Shimano spacing, though.