Winter Cycling - Winter wheels?

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bluefoxicy
09-10-11, 03:14 PM
A friend of mine has an extra set of wheels he's looking to sell. If I get the money I'll buy 'em off him. They're these:

http://www.rei.com/product/801743/mavic-speed-city-disc-wheelset

19mm rims means I can mount 40mm tires, which I'm looking at Schwalbe Marathon Winters for the cold season:

http://www.schwalbetires.com/node/1788

I intend to put a 13-32 8 speed cassette on so I can toss these on my 2010 GT Tachyon 3.0 during the cold season, then swap back to the stock wheels in summer:

http://www.bikesdirect.com/products/gt/gt_tachyon_3.htm

Thoughts?