koger

Hi

I'm having a set of Mavic Ksyrium SLR and want to switch with another wheel for training, I would like to switch them as easily as possible.

I'm trying to figure out which wheels I can choose from.

Can all 11 speed wheels be used without adjusting the rear derailleur, can all Mavic 11 speed be used?

About the rim. If the width differ, I guess I can quickly loosen the brake tension.
What about the position of the braking area, I won't want to move the pads up or down.
I guess changing brake pads due to the exalith surface will also be necessary.

rpenmanparker 

It's a crap shoot in every area of fit you asked about. It would be very unusual for some adjustment to not have to be made. Identical rims and bubs are the only ways to make sure of instant interchangeability with no adjustments.

topflightpro

The only real issue I have had swapping wheels is dealing with different rim widths. I have not had much success in just adjusting the cable tension, but to be fair, I only spent about 2 minutes on it before deciding I didn't feel like dealing with it that day.

With my collection of narrow rim, 10-speed wheels, I have had no issue swapping them out regularly, other than swapping brake pads when putting on the carbon rims. And the rims/wheels I'm swapping include: Reynolds DV46 tubular, Zipp 404 tubular, Mavic Cosmic Carbon SLR, Mavic Ksyrium SL, Kinlin 27mm.

R1lee

idealy if you keep the same cassette ratio on both wheel set, it should be a easy swap. The only issue i see if the wheels are a tad out of dish, as this will throw a wrench into a quick wheel swap. But if you know how to adjust using the barrel adjuster, then it's easy, no matter what cassette you have.

kingfishr

I have 5 sets of 11 speed campy wheels Mavic Cosmic Carbone, Campagnolo Khamsin, Fulcrum Racing 3, zipp 808, Extralite Hyperclinch SP, there is no RD adjustment on when switching between my 2 11 speed bikes

RollCNY

If you are any good with the BF search function, there was a similar thread within the past 4-6 weeks that included a very good video on tricks to facilitate wheel swaps between two wheel sets. It included a tip on how to mark RD limit screws, if adjustments were needed, to easily dial in each wheel set.

bbbean 

If you keep your brakes a little on the loose side, the 1-2mm difference between rims will hardly be noticeble. If you want them tighter, you'll still be well within a couple of clicks on a barrel adjuster if your breakes have one.

FWIW, I swap 4 wheelsets between two bikes. It's nice to be able to dial in the right wheels for the day's conditions or plans.

nhluhr

Definitely not. Many are very close but the best thing you could do to make this feasible is get wheels with the same hubs.

not much you can do here - you just have to accept it.

Jiggle

Put these on your bike and problem solved.

RPK79

Regarding the brake adjustments I was planning to use the quick-release lever on my 105 brakes to compensate for my different width rims. Does anyone have an argument against this other than the annoyance of having other riders point out that my quick-release isn't closed when I'm using my wider rims?

nhluhr

Might make it tough to open the brake caliper enough for removing the wheel - depends how slack you like your brakes. Either way though, your calipers already have a super easy adjustment nut on each of them. Just turn it a few turns to compensate.

rpenmanparker 

The quick release is not for that purpose. The barrel adjuster is what you want to use. Start with your widest rims, and get the brakes right for them with the barrel adjuster only one turn or so out from the bottom. Then you should have enough threads left to tighten down the calipers on your narrower rims by unscrewing the adjuster further. Keep a small wrench handy center the calipers if they should get cockeyed.