Replacement wheels for my Fuji Roubaix

Spinngrind90
Spinngrind90 Posts: 7
edited May 2017 in Workshop
Earlier this year I purchased my self a Fuji Roubaix 3.0LE from performance bike and they are running 25mm tires. I love the bike, but I have had a tough time finding it wheels that that follow the same measurements. I want ones that are the measure the same depth and width as the Oval Concept 327. That way I can just swap them out on the fly without adjusting my brakes, if I decide to do races and or use the rear on the turbo trainer so I don't eat through my wonderful Gator skins. According to the wheel it measures 622x19 but I believe the dropout on the rear is 130mm not 135mm. All the other brand of wheels that I I've seen are designed with 622x19 are meant for 28c or bigger. What should I do? Am I better off just getting another set of Oval 327's? Here are the specs of the wheel listed on Oval concepts website.

Product Specifications
Aluminum rim
2.5mm-butted aero spokes with brass nipples
9-speed, 10-speed, 11-speed compatible
24mmW x 27mmT rim
20H front, 24H rear
1920g

Comments

  • drlodge
    drlodge Posts: 4,826
    Road wheels are all pretty much the same size, at least as far as the rim position is concerned, so should swap in/out without issue. Only problem is if you have aluminium and carbon wheels and need to change the brake pads.

    Gatorskins are the devils work, really horrid tyres. Do try and find some decent tyres once these are worn out!

    I don't see what your issue is.
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  • Spinngrind90
    Spinngrind90 Posts: 7
    drlodge wrote:
    Road wheels are all pretty much the same size, at least as far as the rim position is concerned, so should swap in/out without issue. Only problem is if you have aluminium and carbon wheels and need to change the brake pads.

    Gatorskins are the devils work, really horrid tyres. Do try and find some decent tyres once these are worn out!

    I don't see what your issue is.
    The majority of the racing sytle road wheels I've seen are 622x18, I just don't understand why its only Oval that has the 622x19. I did email Oval concepts hoping they could shed some light on this. I have gatorskins for durability reasons. I rather have it handle like crap then be stuck on the side of the trail or road with a flat.
  • Bobbinogs
    Bobbinogs Posts: 4,841
    I take it the OP does know how to adjust the brakes that don't involve the cable itself? There are two easy ways that take SECONDS to adjust...either the small barrel adjuster type of thing on the caliper (anti-clockwise to move the pads closer to the rim, or vice versa as needed) or just release the QR by a couple of notches to let the pads out a bit once the cable has been set for the narrower rims.

    As above, the brake track should always be in roughly the same place vertically. 622 (bead seat) is the standard size wheel for a 700c tyre, the 18/19 just refers to the internal width.

    As an aside, my normal wheels are 622x17 and my turbo wheels are 622x15. I just leave the QR on the brakes completely out after swapping for the turbo as braking just isn't something needed on a turbo so why bother trying to faff with rim clearance, etc. Once the normal wheel is back on for road use then I simply re-adjust the brake QR and that's it.
  • Matthewfalle
    Matthewfalle Posts: 17,380
    Spinngrind90 wrote:
    . I rather have it handle like crap then be stuck on the side of the trail or road with a flat.

    That's weird - that's like saying that you'd rather go out with Jo Brand than Jo Guest in case Miss Guest gets really fat, ugly and weird.

    Why not change the tyre to something else and just carry and spare tube for that once in a blue moon puncture issue?

    Re brakes - as above.
    Postby team47b » Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:53 am

    De Sisti wrote:
    This is one of the silliest threads I've come across. :lol:

    Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honour :D
    smithy21 wrote:

    He's right you know.
  • Spinngrind90
    Spinngrind90 Posts: 7
    Matthewfalle wrote:
    Spinngrind90 wrote:
    . I rather have it handle like crap then be stuck on the side of the trail or road with a flat.

    That's weird - that's like saying that you'd rather go out with Jo Brand than Jo Guest in case Miss Guest gets really fat, ugly and weird.

    Why not change the tyre to something else and just carry and spare tube for that once in a blue moon puncture issue?

    Re brakes - as above.
    I also carry a spare tube and CO2. If I had room in my saddle bag I would carry 2 even with gatorskins. I am more familiar with the durability of MTB tires. The bike path that is near me they hate clearing debris. In the road where I ride I have yet to get a flat. Skinny tire are still a whole new world to me.

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