TheBlackPumpkin

So the short story is basically that I had Velocity Dyads, 36 stainless spokes, brass nipples with tandem hubs made about 2-3 years ago due to having issues with the stock wheelset that came on my Roll. Quite pricey, frankly almost cost as much as the bike itself, but I weighed 450 at the time and it seemed like a worthwhile purchass and, I have 0 complaints over the wheelset.

At the end of the year, or when I drop another 50 lbs to 300, whichever happens first, I'm buying my first gravel bike, everything is pretty much running thru-axle these days especially at my price range and so my wheelset won't be compatible due to that, but I'm playing around with the idea of swapping out hubs to a thruaxle disc hub. Ultimately I'm thinking this is probably just sunk-cost fallacy and I should just either try to sell the wheelset when it comes time, or simply give the bike and wheelset to someone on this forum that's in a similar situation as I was and trying to find a solution.

What do you guys think? Worth playing musical hubs? Or should I just cut my losses?

Frankly I have no idea if it'd even be a better quality wheel than what's going to come on a 3-4k gravel bike either.

Mad Honk 

First, Congratulations on your loss of weight! I think you will be Ok with your current ride until you hit the next milestone. When that happens I suspect all of the enablers here and in the C&V will step up and help with finding suitable products for you. Are you in the Clydesdale thread. Many enablers there to help as well. Good luck in your journey, Smiles, MH

FBinNY 

IMO it's bad karma to take apart a perfectly good wheel.

Also consider that unless you built this 4x the spokes aren't likely the right length for whatever hub you buy.

Build the wheel you want, and decide whether to keep or sell what you have now.

Troul 

I'd ride the new bicycles wheel set until you decide to upgrade to a new replacement set.

veganbikes

Congratulations on the weight loss, keep it up till you get to where you want to be : )
Why get rid of the old bike? Keep that and have something else to ride. That wheel set is awesome and works well for that bike and the bike has gotten you through a good bit so keep it, ride it and enjoy it.

Build a new set of wheels for the new bike that work out taking apart a wheel set is never a great option unless you have to but in this case a new wheel set makes the most sense.

TheBlackPumpkin

This is a nice thought however I live in an apartment, have a roommate, etc. just don't have space for more than one bike.

Bill Kapaun

You could use your weight loss as a selling point for the current bike.
It would make it more attractive to someone that was in your previous position. Maybe be a total Godsend for them?

FBinNY 

Your old bike is worth far more complete than without the rear wheel.

The difference is going to be more than your cost for the rim and spokes. And that assumes the spokes will be reusable, which isn't assured.

veganbikes

Fair dinkum though there are a lot of storage solutions for small spaces. My co-worker had a one bedroom apartment and have 5 bikes including a big downhill bike in it and wasn't cramped up.

grumpus

Not even on the wall or ceiling above your bed?

TheBlackPumpkin

Aside from the fact it's a 2 story, my room is upstairs, I'm already hanging my existing bike on a wall, there's no floor space, yeah, no, I'm not doing that.

Aside from the fact that I really don't realistically have the space, I don't want multiple bikes to begin with. The entire point of me getting a gravel bike is one bike for everything I want to do.

At any rate looks like the consensus is it's probably not worth it and I should just build a new wheelset specifically for the new bike if I even need to.

Thanks for the insight.