Extra set of wheels for Voodoo 29er

gazzarose

Hi guys,

I've had my Voodoo Bizango nearly a month now and really enjoying it off and on road. The only thing id like to try and sort is another set of wheels with hybrid tyres so make it more suited to cycle track rides with the family. We went out on Sunday morning with my 1yr old in a child seat on the back of me and it was fine but I could here my tyres as we Road along, and long term I don't want to prematurely wear them out. I don't have chance to go offroad mid week but want to try and get some.fitness going so mid week cycle track and road miles close to my house would be perfect. There seem to loads if wheels available on eBay for a 29er but I have no clue what will actually fit. The Bizango has a 10spd cassette and a 15mm front able. Are these standardish fare on 29er wheels or can most wheels be adapted to fit. Obviously another set of Voodoo wheels would be the easiest but I'm just trying to broaden my skope of buying something cheaply. Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated, even a point towards any guides or website would be helpful.

Regards

Gareth

mattyfez

If you just want to to an easy quick swap, you'd need a set of disks too and a a cassette.

I'd probably look at a second hand full wheel set, nothing fancy, maybe from someone whose just upgraded thier wheelset and off loading the standard ones.

You'd have to keep axle standards the same too if you're going for minimum hastle and cost.

I guess the alternative is to just buy some other tyres and swap the tyres over as nessesary, but that would be a pain in the ass compared to just swapping the wheels over.

mattyfez

Or just compromise on tyres and use the some fast rolling small knobbed mtb tyres for every thing in one wheel set and don't bother with a second set.

That would probably be cheaper in the long run, and the extra drag on smother surface will make you work a tiny bit harder if your doing it for fitness 8)

What tyres are on it currently?

The Rookie

You risk having to tweak the mech indexing and having to reset the caliper everytime you change the wheel. Easier to just swap tyres.

gazzarose

Thanks for the replies, sorry for the delay, for some reason I'm not getting reply emails.

Theres currently the standard Maxxis Ardents on it, and I've been very impressed with them off road, although I'm basing my opinion on tyres I had on an Apollo bike when I was 13 and my Enduro motorbike, so maybe I'm just surprised how well they cope. I do somewhat agree with the fitness angle tho, if it harder to pedal then I won't have to go as far for the same exercise.

I hadn't thought about the mech/caliper adjustment, that might be a bit of a pain. I know whats going to happen though, I'll end up looking for another bike for family duties.lol. Although at the moment I'm considering rebuilding my garage at the end of the year, and I don't think a collection of bikes in the dining room will go down well with the missus.

Cheers

JGTR

Just pump tyres harder for road use????