Swapping wheel and cassette- how easy?
What I mean is this..
So I've got my road bike, which I commute on when the weather's nice.
Plus I do the odd TT on it.
And I haven't got much bike space left.
I like puncture-resistant tyres for commuting, like Armadillos. But I don't like these for TT-ing. If I had some nicer wheels, with nicer tyres, I could just swap them over when I needed to. If my nice wheel however had a close-ratio cassette (I probably use a 12-23 at present) more suited to TTs, what's the probability that I could I pretty much slap it in there and expect it to work? or would I need to bollocks around with the indexing and/or other aspects of the rear mech setup everytime I did it?
So I've got my road bike, which I commute on when the weather's nice.
Plus I do the odd TT on it.
And I haven't got much bike space left.
I like puncture-resistant tyres for commuting, like Armadillos. But I don't like these for TT-ing. If I had some nicer wheels, with nicer tyres, I could just swap them over when I needed to. If my nice wheel however had a close-ratio cassette (I probably use a 12-23 at present) more suited to TTs, what's the probability that I could I pretty much slap it in there and expect it to work? or would I need to bollocks around with the indexing and/or other aspects of the rear mech setup everytime I did it?
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It's doable.
Have the chain and mech setup for the larger cassette - then it should be OK for the smaller one too.
Indexing may not be perfectly spot on (due to any tiny difference with hubs), but all you should have to do is twiddle the cable adjuster. You could do this while riding along - so go for a test ride before a TT.
Make extra sure to replace the chain before it's significantly worn.
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Thanks, I'll give it a go then.
Good point about the chain- hadn't thought of that.0
