Forgot to add, of course: still hope to repeat the "multiple wheel" syndrome if and when I get S3X hubs for the Riv fixies. Well, rear wheels, at least.
Note that the whole point of additional wheels is to avoid the hassle of simply changing tires, which you can't do if wheel swaps mean adjusting brakes. At least, that's my premise. On Wed, Jan 8, 2014 at 10:42 AM, Patrick Moore <[email protected]> wrote: > Combining this thread with that on "only one bike", many years ago I tried > to make one bike (steel mtb) suitable for all uses with 3 different > wheelsets, all with identical rims but with different cassettes and tires. > The cockpit was the same: AT4 bars and saddle, both set up for road riding. > > Knobby wheelset with 13-28; Fatboy wheelset with 13-21; and 26" X 1" Turbo > wheelset with 12-19. At one point I thought I'd be able to use just two > sorts of cassettes (13-21) with a Mountain Tamer Quad, but to no avail. > > Eventually I realized that nothing works on the road like a good road > bike, so I stopped trying to do all with one. > > Notably, the mountain bikes (Supergo, Specialized Stumpjumper Comp and > Team) handled badly with 1" tires. > > Later I augmented the Fargo's 44 mm SnoCat SL dirt wheelset with a Rhyno > Lite road wheelset (the disk brakes took care of brake compatibility) and > used both about equally; this was before the Ram took over loaded errand > duties from the Fargo, now limited to off road. > > I can see augmenting the Fargo's older Open Pro wheelset with something 36 > hole and beefier for possible touring duties. > > > On Tue, Jan 7, 2014 at 6:51 AM, Allingham II, Thomas J < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> I know swapping wheelsets is faster than simply changing tires, but is >> it really THAT much faster, especially given the number of times in a year >> you’re really going to swap for different purposes? I’m pretty sure I >> could change a pair of tires in the warmth and comfort of my shop in 10 or >> 15 minutes (not, as Steve P says, that I actually do that, afflicted as I >> am by the dread n+1 disease – multiple wheelset utility mooted by multiple >> bikes). >> >> >> >> *From:* [email protected] [mailto: >> [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Tony DeFilippo >> *Sent:* Tuesday, January 07, 2014 7:55 AM >> *To:* [email protected] >> *Subject:* [RBW] The Utility of Mulitple Wheelset's >> >> >> >> If you have them, how often do you take advantage of multiple wheelset's >> on a bike? So far in my bike tinkering I have usually been limited by >> multiple wheel sizes or rear drop outs to making each build a stand alone, >> frame specific function. I have this thought that significant >> interchangeability among multiple bikes would be some kind of nirvana... >> I'm curious to hear anyone who has it or has at some point had it on >> whether you really took advantage of it. >> >> >> >> Right now between 6 active bikes and a tandem (two are my wife's) I have >> 27"(1), 26"(2), 700C(2) and 650B(2) wheel sizes and 130/135 OLD >> represented, among those 3 or 4 bikes could fit the wheel's off of one >> other bike but in practice I'm not doing any wheel swaps as each one is >> built up and shod with a tire that matches the frame's intended function >> and I don't have any spare wheelset's at present. >> >> >> >> Tony >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> **************************************************** >> >> To ensure compliance with Treasury Department regulations, we advise you >> that, unless otherwise expressly indicated, any federal tax advice >> contained in this message was not intended or written to be used, and >> cannot be used, for the purpose of (i) avoiding tax-related penalties under >> the Internal Revenue Code or applicable state or local tax law provisions >> or (ii) promoting, marketing or recommending to another party any >> tax-related matters addressed herein. >> **************************************************** >> **************************************************** >> >> This email (and any attachments thereto) is intended only for use by the >> addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or >> confidential information. 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