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Subject: Re: [RBW] Re: The Utility of Mulitple Wheelset's
Yeah, I seem to end up with a surplus of front hubs from swap-outs (to replace
with a dynamo)... One day I'm going to assemble some kind of Franken-creation
utilizing these unwanted front hubs...
I
start with 8 dropouts, and you may end up with the only Radio Flyer with
4-wheel independent suspension
On Friday, January 10, 2014 10:57:17 AM UTC-6, Pudge wrote:
I have at least 4 front hubs for the same reason. Maybe I could make a
wagon with 20 inch wheels? But how to work out the
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*Subject:* Re: [RBW] Re: The Utility of Mulitple Wheelset's
Yeah, I seem to end up with a surplus of front hubs from swap-outs
Perfect. I might launch this as the next project!
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[mailto:rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Bill Lindsay
Sent: Friday, January 10, 2014 12:42 PM
To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: [RBW] Re: The Utility of Mulitple Wheelset's
Yeah, I seem to end up with a surplus of front hubs from swap-outs (to
replace with a dynamo)... One day I'm going to assemble some kind of
Franken-creation utilizing these unwanted front hubs...
I also have old Uniglide cassette bodies that I wonder if they will every
have some use in the
This topic reminded me of my first question to Rivendell. I emailed Jay
Ritchey and asked him if the 52 cm Sam Hillborne could be built with 700c
wheels so that you could use the frameset as both a 650b fat tire bike and
a 700c skinny tire bike. Jay replied that he thought there was enough
That's the way to do it. I've seriously considered selling all my track
wheels and starting again with wider rims. But that's enough scratch to buy a
good used bike... Which only compounds the mismatched wheels problem!
Philip
www.biketinker.com
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Interesting. Did Riv think it was a bad idea to swap back and forth
because of BB height?
When I tried 650B on my Riv Road, I kept my 700C wheels and short-reach
brakes with the intention of being able to swap back and forth between
Lierres and Ruffy Tuffy's.
It turns out, I love the 650B
I run my lights 24 hours a day to maximize visibility (unfortunately
another one of my friends got killed in a bicycling accident last
month). However, I do use my Shimano 700 hub for normal use, and I am
going to build up an SON hub for long brevets (I saved a years worth
of bicycling commuter
Just yesterday took delivery of a second set of 650b wheels. My intention
was to keep them light in weight and, well, make them light - with a SON
dynamo. The wheelset (36h Rigida Sphynx, LX hub) they compliment are
Rich-built for touring or winter use.
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I have one bike with a tubie wheelset and a clincher wheelset. I prefer
the tubies in the winter, because they ride super soft from the get-go.
Also, being backed up with a clincher wheelset keeps me rolling if I need
to change a tubular tire (Stan's will keep me rolling for about a month
I never realized the tubular/clincher purpose behind 700C! The idea of
event vs every day wheels does make some sense to me. I think it's less
applicable for me as I wouldn't feel comfortable building up a super-light
wheelset at my weight but it would make sense for alot of riders I know.
another setup, I had two 27-inch wheelsets for my Raleigh - ran Paselas for
road tires, and 1-3/8 knobbies for caliche ranch roads. But am now
converting that to a more all-around 700c set.
On Tuesday, January 7, 2014 8:02:43 AM UTC-6, Tony DeFilippo wrote:
I never realized the
i now have 4 bikes in the house that take 700c wheels. i never swap wheels
between the bikes :). I could since each one has slightly different tires,
but i'm with Tom that i could change a tires in 10-15 minutes and rarely am
i in the situation that i need to change tires every few days. I
I have two wheelsets for my Hunq. One set uses 27mm rims for 50-55mm tires
the other narrower for 38-40 mm tires. In the winter, I run 45mm studs on
the narrower rims for most icy conditions, but switch to Fat Alberts for
the snowier days. In the summer I use 38mm Marathons most of the time,
Two wheelsets for my Legolas: one Lesnik-built Dura Ace w/ Jack Brown
greens; the other, my ancient tried, true and so-far unkillable
Ritchey WCS Zero / OCR set w/ knobbies. The former for road and
all-round rides, the knobs for open space / Mt Diablo rambling.
The nice road set has additional
I'm a cross between Pudge and Eric Norris. There are several different
wheelsets ready to ride on several bikes. Just pull down the right bike
for the ride I'm about to do. On top of that I have a ton of different
tires, allowing me to tweak the personality of a bike whenever the mood
I like the IDEA of swapping wheelsets for different surfaces, but I never
do it.
I have two bikes that can use the same wheels (Quickbeam and Ross, 120mm
700C). I change the wheels around sometimes, but it's a long-term
(multi-month) switch, and I've only ever put IGH hubs on the Quickbeam
My 27's were a set each of Campy Grand Sport and Zeus Grand Sport hubs,
both built on matching Rigida 1320 rims, and both with matching IRD
freewheels.
They swapped out without any adjustments to anything.
On Tuesday, January 7, 2014 12:25:35 PM UTC-6, Philip Williamson wrote:
I like the
It gets a lot more costly to run multiple wheelsets when dynamo hubs come
into play. When there's a $300 hub in the equation, it's more motivation
to just do the tire swap when you need to. Maybe that motivates some to
make sure that the dynamo wheel can interchangeably run on different
On 01/07/2014 05:51 PM, Bill Lindsay wrote:
It gets a lot more costly to run multiple wheelsets when dynamo hubs
come into play. When there's a $300 hub in the equation, it's more
motivation to just do the tire swap when you need to. Maybe that
motivates some to make sure that the dynamo
Yup, it always turns out to be more practical in theory than practice.
Wheel sizes, hub lengths, bike clearance always make it less doable than
we would wish. The other reality is that bikes, despite their designers
claims of versatility always excel within a narrow tire size range and
True. Especially considering that perfectly good normal front hubs are
practically free on the second hand market.
On Tuesday, January 7, 2014 2:55:16 PM UTC-8, Steve Palincsar wrote:
On 01/07/2014 05:51 PM, Bill Lindsay wrote:
It gets a lot more costly to run multiple wheelsets when
I swap between two wheelsets on my all-rounder. One is a 32 spoke DuraAce
w/ CR18 rims and a 30T low eight speed. That one always has ~35mm slicks
(Paselas or currently Hypers). The other is a 36 spokePhil Wood w/
Bontrager rims and a 32T low eight speed cassette and running ~40mm
knobbies. Both
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