Could a noob change a wheelset?

Garyh09

How hard would It be to change my wheels over from triban 3 wheels to shimano 501's? Is there much involved or would I be better just taking it to the lbs?

schweiz

You'll just need to take the cassette, tube and tyres off the existing wheels and put them on the new wheels. You could, of course, buy a new cassette, tubes and tyres and have two sets of wheels and use the 'old' ones through winter.

Taking the tyre off and fitting it again requires , at most, a tyre lever or two.

Taking a cassette off requires a chain whip, a cassette lock ring tool and a spanner/allen key to fit the tool

Putting a cassette on requires just a cassette lock ring tool and a spanner/allen key to fit the tool.

It's not dificult and there's more than enough videos on YouTube and on the ParkTool website to guide you if you're at all unsure.

sungod

^^^ this

there's a first time for everything, even the most adept were once n00bs

the tools will cost same/less than the lbs charge, and at the end of it you'll know how to do the job and still have the tools for next time

win win

Yossie

Garyh09 wrote:

How hard would It be to change my wheels over from triban 3 wheels to shimano 501's? Is there much involved or would I be better just taking it to the lbs?

Are Shimano 501s the baggy ones or the tight ones? I seem to remember them being in the launderette advert but I'm not sure.

Garyh09

Thanks for your replys guys, much appreciated ill give it a go tomorrow, I've got all the tools required I already had a set just worried that I will mess the whole lot up, schweiz thanks for your advice about having a spare set, I will get some spare skewers,cassette and maybe some better tyres for the winter that way I can just swap them over, is a cassette just a standard size for shimano? Thanks again, Gary

Garyh09

Yossie, baggy I hope so there easier to get back on, lol

schweiz

Garyh09 wrote:

Thanks for your replys guys, much appreciated ill give it a go tomorrow, I've got all the tools required I already had a set just worried that I will mess the whole lot up, schweiz thanks for your advice about having a spare set, I will get some spare skewers,cassette and maybe some better tyres for the winter that way I can just swap them over, is a cassette just a standard size for shimano? Thanks again, Gary

Shimano and SRAM cassettes are compatible, Campagnolo cassettes won't fit on as the splines on the freehub are different. Cassettes are available in a wide range of sprocket sizes but the most common sold with a new bike is 12-25, that means that the smallest sprocket has 12 teeth and the biggest has 25. If you would like to make live easier on hills then you may consider 12-27 or if you're always on the flat, then 12-23. if you're happy with the range of ratios you have, just buy the same as you already have.