Originally Posted by
Yin_Yang
QUESTIONS:
1. Is it common (back in the day, or even now) to have a different back wheel than the front? Seems kind of odd to me, that he only switched out the back.
2. I'm not a big fan of how MUCH purple is on the bike, so if i DO decide to switch the the trispoke w/ the regular wheel, I think I may have a problem. He is mailing me an 8 speed cassette, but just in case he forgets..the current 'replacement' rear wheel he gave me is a 7 speed cassette. Is it possible to use the current replacement wheel with the 7 speed cassette with the current 8 speed derailleur setup? or do i need a special adapter to make it work? if i need more things to make it work, what do i need?
Thanks for continued help guys.
1. Triathletes commonly do this. Time trial bikes will also commonly have a different rear wheel. But both of those specialties have tri-bars and such. Regular road bikes seldom have them.
2. Whats wrong with removing the cassette that's on the hideous tri-spoke and using it on the spoked wheel?