Originally Posted by
tomato coupe
If they want a team leader to be able to get a wheel from a teammate, they could do this just by using thru axles that don't require a wrench. They don't have to switch to rim brakes.
What they Could do is pretty much irrelevant. The Reality is what wins the race.
They Could attach the wheels with bubble gum and rubber bands. They Could use the same sort of skewers they use on rim-brake wheels (I have these on my disc-equipped Fuji.) They Could do almost anything.
However, the team is racing In Reality, and wants to win In Reality ... and if you had bothered to learn about the topic, you would have learned that what I am saying is what is actually happening In Reality.
Yes, we can all imagine any sorts of scenarios. But if we are going to be discussing Cycling Fiction, that is a different page I think.