Shimano Dura-Ace 7400

The current Dura-Ace (DA9000) line up is really a sin to own. I hoped that one of these days I could treat my road bike to at least one Dura-Arce part. It will happen, eventually. I did, however came across a Dura-Ace hub when researching about the wheel build for my folding bike.

My current Dahon S.U.V, is six speed. Hey why not use this Dura-Ace hub for your rear wheelset build? I don't have to change anything in the drivetrain.

Let the experiment begin.

Here she is in her sealed package.

Dura-Ace FH-7400 6-Speed

I got this from Roosevelt Bicycle Center for Php 1,950.00 or US$ 40.91 as of this writing. If you are interested, you can find some of their items here in their online shop.

This hub is 126mm, perfect for my Dahon S.U.V., which also measures 126mm at the Over-Locknut Dimension. Sorry for the use of plastic caliper. I have a metal one somewhere. It sucks to know that I'll be stuck with 6-speed for a while but I've gotten over it and if I wanted to go faster, the weapon of choice would be my road bike.

The only thing unfavorable for me is that I will be limited to use the Uniglide cassette it came with. I cannot switch to the hyperglide version because the freehub body cannot be swapped out in pre-1997 Dura-Ace shells. Some forums, however, said that you can use the Hyperglide cassettes but you must retain the smallest cog since it will be the one to lock everything in place.

Dura-Ace FH-7400 6-Speed

You'd need to source out a Dura-Ace 7403 free hub and axel so you can swap it out with the 7400 free hub. Only then you can use Hyperglide cassettes. It's impossible now to look get a NOS 7403 hubs and you have to make do with what you have.

Stay tuned as I try to document this wheel build.