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How to change a cassette

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How to change acassette from trainingwheel to race wheel...


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First, you will need a few tools:

1. Lock Ring Tool

2. Chainwhip

3. Screw Driver

4. Allen Key


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To begin this process of changing atraining wheel out for a race wheelwhile using the same cassettestarts with downshifting the bikeinto its smallest cog.


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After shifting make sure to pedalso the chain drops all the wayinto the last cog to have the rearderailleur the furthest from thewheel to enable the most ease torelease the wheel.


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Stop the wheel then open thebrake release by simply ippingthe handle up to open the brakecalipers.


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After the wheels brake is openmove to the skewer and releasethe handle while holding onto thewheel to have control over thewheel while taking it out of thedropouts.


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While holding the wheel pull thederailleur out of the way of thecassette while slowly pulling thewheel out of the bike.


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Here you see the derailleur outof the way while the wheel iscoming out of the drop outs as tonot scratch or interfere with oneanother.


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From the back, the wheel lookslike this. As the wheel is comingout of the bike it will have atendency to want to grab theslack chain, simply grab the chainpulling down on it while moving

the wheel slightly to the left toeasily separate the two.


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After the wheel is taken out thenext step is to remove the skewerby unscrewing until the cap comesoff with a spring underneath.


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Here is all the parts needed for askewer assembly. Skewer handle,pivot cap, two springs and othercap.


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Once you have placed the skewersafely aside, rest the wheel alongyour legs with the cassette facingaway from you.


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Here is the time your rst toolcomes into play. This is called achainwhip.


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This is how your chainwhip shouldt on your cassette. Make sure toput as much of the chain over thesecond to largest cog. This is togive the chainwhip as much torqueon the cassette while not having

the possibility of the chain runninginto the spokes. Also note that thetool should be in your left handwhile the wheel is facing awayfrom you.


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The tool should be resting on thewheel like this.


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Once the chainwhip is on you cangrab you Lockring Tool pictured here.


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Now apply the Lockring Tool byinserting the end of the tool wherethe skewer goes and slide it into thecassette until feel the teeth slideinto the lockring itself. The lockringtool should be on the opposing side

of the chainwhip, which should bein your right hand.


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After both tools are on thecassette, hold the chainwhip whilepushing down on the lockring tooland spinning off the lockring.


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After the lockring is loosenedenough it should come off with thelockring tool itself.

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As the lockring has been takenoff, put the wheel horizontal andgrab the entire cassette. Thewhole cassette should come offaltogether. If the cassette feelssticky, it can be removed one cog

at a time to nd the one stuck, assometimes cogs dig into the hubcassette body. This may be able tobe removed by putting a at headscrew driver between the cogs andturning it to pop the cog free.

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There is also a thin steel spaceron the back of the cassette whichbe sure to take off as well. *Note:on mavic wheels there is a thickerspacer only for the mavic wheelswhich should stay with those

wheels.

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Pictured is a ten speed (Dura-Ace)cassette and ten speed cassette.Make sure all this goes onto therace wheel.

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Grab your race wheel and hold itlevel to be able to slide the cogsonto the wheel. Its easiest to pressthe wheel against a table and yourlower stomach to hold it in place.



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First thing to go onto the racewheel is the thin steel spacer thatshould be able to just fall onto thecassette body.

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The easiest way to put a cassetteon is to separate the entire cassetteand put it on one piece at a time.When about to put the rst part ofthe cassette on the body, look forthe smallest gap as a guide.



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Also nd the smallest protrusionon the Hubs Cassette Body as thesecond part to your guide.

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Sliding the cogs onto the bodyshould look like this so that allthe splines line up on the keywaywhich the cogs should slide easilyon.



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This is what the rst cogs shouldlook like on the body.

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Here is the second group of cogson the body.



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On a Dura-ace ten speed cassettethe next few have separatespacers from cogs. It starts withthe next cog, then a spacer thatis labeled 10S for ten speedcassettes.

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This is how the cogs should becoming along, biggest to smallest.



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The Last two cogs have their ownspacers underneath them in whicha plastic one is not necessary.

This is a full cassette without alockring.

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As with a 10-speed Dura-acecassette there are two large cogunits, three individual cogs withseparate spacers, and two cogswith integrated cogs; which shouldlook like this in the end.



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Once the cassette is on thelockring can be hand tightenedinto the hub body cassette to holdthe cassette in place. Make sureto put the lockring on by handto prevent from cross threading

the few threads available on thelockring.

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After the lockring is tighteneddown by hand then take theLockring Tool and snug thelockring onto the wheel. DO NOTovertighten the lockring, in whichthe possibility of blowing the

threads off of the hub cassettebody. The lockring should make aclicking feeling as you tighten itdown, in which it is tight enoughto hold the cassette in place. If itfeels tight but doesnt click, takethe cassette off to check if thespacer was forgotten.



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Take your skewer from the trainingwheel, unless you have a raceskewer and slide back throughthe wheel with the handle on thenon-drive side of the wheel. Makesure there is grease on the skewer

and its threads to prevent it fromfreezing from sweat and elementsaffecting the skewer.

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Next, make sure the spring is puton with the large part facing out,as if the spring is backwards willinterfere with putting the wheel inthe dropouts correctly.



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Starting as ended from taking therear training wheel out will put therace wheel in. Pull the chain down toease the cassette in between it butnot to catch a cog on the bottom.

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Here is where you pull thederailleur back again and line thechain up on the rst cog on thecassette as to help guide the wheelinto the dropouts and keep thechain from getting caught between

the frame and the cassette.Once the chain is aligned and thecassette is passing the derailleurpush the wheel up into thedropouts COMPLETELY. Be sure thewheel is in the dropouts fully, it iscritical to make your bike functionproperly and if not installedproperly could be dangerous forthe rider. Once checking both sides

are in and wheel is straight in theframe lock down the skewer tightbut do not over tighten.



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Your wheel should look like thiswhen installed correctly.

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After making sure the wheel is inproperly and secured, pull downthe brake release if on similarsize rims. If your training wheelis clincher as well as your racewheel, you should be able to ride

with the brake release secureddown. If you have tubular racewheels, the braking surface maybe slightly wider than the trainingwheel, in which leaving the brakerelease up will have the brakelever have the same travel in it.The brake release does not haveto only be up or down, feel free totest how the brakes feel and where

the lever sits during your race, thisis an easy adjuster without usingtools and can be put back whenthe race is over.



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Grab your Screw Driver for thisnext part.

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First start with adjusting theHigh Limit screw, which limits themovement of the derailleur whilein the smallest or highest gear.



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The High Limit Screw is labeledwith an H under it or typicallylocated as the top screw. If thisis questionable look inside thederailleur itself to see which of thetwo screws is being touched while

in the high gear.

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Screw the High Limit Screw inor out so as the top pulley onthe derailleur lines up directlyunder the rst cog on a 10-speedcassette. With 9-speed the pulleyshould be slightly to the right of

the rst cog, as the cogs on a9-speed are slightly larger thanon a 10-speed needs to be slightlyoffset.



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Be sure that the shifter is still inthe last gear with the least amountof tension on the cable to allow thederailleur to drop as far as it caninto the proper position.

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Next is to adjust the Low LimitScrew. This screw is located asthe lower of the two screws andtypically labeled above with a Labove it.



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Adjust this screw in or out to havethe top pulley on the derailleurline up with the last cog on thecassette.

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Be sure to go through all gears,making sure the gears runsmoothly down and up, withoutclicks in between. If clicks occurcheck cable tension and thealignment of both adjusting screws

until the bike shifts as smooth aspossible; and then youre ready torace!



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215.732.8973Elite Bicycles

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