Change tyres for road use, or whole wheel-set?
03-16-17, 07:20 PM
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03-17-17, 07:55 AM
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I ran a set of Shimano 105/ H Plus Son Archtypes for well over a 1000 miles on my old road bike and they were perfect from day one until I sold the bike. For less than $200...they'd be a great pavement wheel set. And I've seen a handful of people running the rims on gravel and even some trails...not sure about the Shimano hubs in those conditions though. But the rims are g2g.
I also see they have a WTB i23 rim setup on SRAM X9 hubs for $200. The rims are great. Not sure about the hubs but might be worth looking into. Those are the same rims I have laced to Hope hubs and I love them.
I also see they have a WTB i23 rim setup on SRAM X9 hubs for $200. The rims are great. Not sure about the hubs but might be worth looking into. Those are the same rims I have laced to Hope hubs and I love them.
03-17-17, 09:43 AM
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I never had issues with my 105's either but they were strictly pavement. I know that the Shimano mountain bike hubs aren't so great...at least for us clydes that put out a little more power. But mountain biking is a whole other beast with lots of bursts of power rather than sustained power. I'd imagine those bursts are harder on a hub.
03-17-17, 11:56 AM
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depending on how often you change wheels, you'll probably have a problem with cassette wear and have chain skips on the lesser used wheels. I suggest you need another bike
03-19-17, 06:07 AM
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On my other bikes, I do change tires several times per year. In October, I mount heavier/wider tires for late fall use. In December/January, I run studded tires. In late February, I switch back to the fall tires. April-September, I run thinner, faster summer tires.
03-19-17, 06:36 PM
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I haven't even told my wife about my last N+1; I don't think I can get away with another secret N+2 :-)
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