sorry neu, totally overlooked your 2nd question...
you can't just pop a 9 spd cassette on these 'classic' hubs, these are not freehubs
see here
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sorry neu, totally overlooked your 2nd question...
you can't just pop a 9 spd cassette on these 'classic' hubs, these are not freehubs
see here