Swapping cassettes

Quoted message said:

I'm restoring a nice old mountain bike. I'd like to change the 7-speed
cassette to an 8-speed (found nice 8-speed shifters at a bike swap).
Question is... can I just swap cassettes or do I have hub issues? All
advice is appreciated.

Some hubs yes, some hubs no. What is it?
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Andrew Muzi
www.yellowjersey.org
Open every day since 1 April, 1971

A Muzi said:

Quoted message said:

I'm restoring a nice old mountain bike. I'd like to change the 7-speed
cassette to an 8-speed (found nice 8-speed shifters at a bike swap).
Question is... can I just swap cassettes or do I have hub issues? All
advice is appreciated.

Some hubs yes, some hubs no. What is it?
--
Andrew Muziwww.yellowjersey.org
Open every day since 1 April, 1971

The bike is a 1990 Fuji Suncrest. I haven't removed the cassette yet
to eyeball the hub.

Quoted message said:

A Muzi said:

Quoted message said:

I'm restoring a nice old mountain bike. I'd like to change the 7-speed
cassette to an 8-speed (found nice 8-speed shifters at a bike swap).
Question is... can I just swap cassettes or do I have hub issues? All
advice is appreciated.

Some hubs yes, some hubs no. What is it?
--
Andrew Muziwww.yellowjersey.org
Open every day since 1 April, 1971

The bike is a 1990 Fuji Suncrest. I haven't removed the cassette yet
to eyeball the hub.

You can eyeball the hub without removing the cassette. I'm guessing
it's a Shimano of some sort and by its age probably a Uniglide
freehub. See Sheldon Brown's cassette web page for compatibility
details:

http://sheldonbrown.com/k7.html

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