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Spacer on road wheels
Hi ive just bought a set of fulcrum 5 wheels.ive got shimano 8speed,do i need to use the spacer included?it says on spacer that its for use on 9/10speed only however it says on description to use the spacer?
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I have the same set up - you do need the spacer provided. Slide it on before the cassette and you're done!
hi i think you may need to buy a further 1 mm spacer to fit an eight speed cassette