DEFENDER01
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jonny jeez
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How old is the bike.My friend needs a free wheel cassette hub for his Carrera vengeance.
Went to Halfords not in stock so they ordered one wrong one arrived so they re ordered.
Still wrong one so now they say they cant get one.
If they cant get parts for their own branded cycles the word useless springs to mind.
Regardless of the supplier, some parts do become obsolete. This could be the equivalent of you arguing with currys because they no longer supply Betamax cassettes, even though they sold you the player...bike parts become obsolete a lot quicker than Betamax players though.
Which? - It's one or the other. These parts are pretty generic so if we know exactly what you need we can probably help you find it.
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DEFENDER01
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DEFENDER01
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Regardless of how old the bike is they still sell them cant see how why they would have changed that particular part.
I bought my 11/32 shimano cassette from Decathlon £14.99 also bought a chain to go with it, I had two £5 vouchers so only paid £14 ish for the two.
http://www.decathlon.co.uk/C-755636-bike-cassettes-and-drivetrains
https://www.decathlon.co.uk/9-speed-hg50-alivio-bike-cassette-11x32-id_3166339.html
http://www.decathlon.co.uk/C-755636-bike-cassettes-and-drivetrains
https://www.decathlon.co.uk/9-speed-hg50-alivio-bike-cassette-11x32-id_3166339.html
Tojo
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They can't get one according to them because they are useless and they have probably just ordered the wrong cassette, I would bet it is most likely a Shimano HG cassette which are still readily available in 7-10 spd.......
jonny jeez
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So its a bike that is in their current range...this is my question, so it really is relevant.
Unfortunately manufacturers do change tiny items like this. My bike is only a few years old but is a nine speed, very few nine speed blocks available these days.
Just because they sell a bike by the same name, if your mates is an old version it may be a Genuinley obsolete part.
But, as others have suggested, it may also be a common part that can be swapped for something similar. I'm still not totally sure what you are buying, is it a cassette or a free hub. I'm pretty sure that any cassette of the same speed (9, 10, 11 speed) will fit the bike, it may have differnet sized sprockets, which will effect the way each gear feels...but it'll work just fine.
Count the number of sprockets (gears) if it's nine then ask the shop for a nine speed cassette (or block) they will have a few with different sprocket sizes to show you..
What I find odd is that the shop didn't suggest this, which makes me think that the issue is something else.
Good luck.
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DEFENDER01
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Its the freewheel hub assy he needs not the cassette.
Perhaps i worded that wrong should have been freehub cassete.
I got it wrong with this info you gave ^
Tojo
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Ok, got you now, He needs a freehub body, I would go to an LBS and see if they can identify it as depends on which hub fitting it is......
shadow master
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martint235
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Easiest way, if he intends keeping the bike for another year or more, is go to the LBS and say can you build me a new wheel for this bike please.
