Switching to road tires/wheels on my gravel bike
08-10-22, 12:49 PM
#26
Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Midwest
Posts: 2,428
Mentioned: 2 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 1201 Post(s)
Liked 1,198 Times
in
706 Posts
Originally Posted by Banzai
2nd wheelset.
However, if you want to avoid “gotchas”, match the hubs between the two. That way brake rotors will be identically spaced, as will the cassette.
Nothing like dropping in a spare wheelset and finding out the rotors are about 1-2mm different spacing, and now graze your brake pads.
However, if you want to avoid “gotchas”, match the hubs between the two. That way brake rotors will be identically spaced, as will the cassette.
Nothing like dropping in a spare wheelset and finding out the rotors are about 1-2mm different spacing, and now graze your brake pads.
08-10-22, 12:54 PM
#27
Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: TC, MN
Posts: 39,330
Bikes: R3 Disc, Haanjo
Mentioned: 353 Post(s)
Tagged: 1 Thread(s)
Quoted: 20611 Post(s)
Liked 9,283 Times
in
4,597 Posts
Originally Posted by msu2001la
As an alternative, you can just add shims to the rotors on the wheelset that is mis-aligned.
08-18-22, 07:00 AM
#28
Senior Member
Originally Posted by Sardines
There is another issue you haven't touched, the gearing change from the circumference of the smaller tire. He'd be essentially running about 5-8% slower because of the smaller tire for the same effort. Pickup will be faster but once up to speed, the rider has to pedal faster for the same speed, negating the rolling resistance and aero benefits of a smaller tire.
