Originally Posted by
urbanknight
That's pretty much what made me decide to just choose one pair and stick with it. Choosing the ones that "look pro" is probably the most vain decision I have ever made, but all else seemed equal. So with that in mind, I definitely encourage you to stick with whichever set you like most for whatever reason.
Really pro wheels may serve to highlight just how slow I am. I am probably in the bottom quartile in my area, but among those with > 50 mm wheels I may well be in the slowest 10 percentile.
Originally Posted by
urbanknight
I don't know why, but it just doesn't seem to be that simple for me. I always end up loosening the bolts and shifting the calipers, sometimes multiple times. I tried various sizes and quantities of shims, spreading the caliper, but it's still a pain.
Yeah, I had to recenter the front caliper after just washing the mud off the tires on my gravel bike.