[RBW] Re: Swappin' wheelsets question...

2014-08-25 Thread Michael Hechmer
No problem as long as both wheels have gear set ups within the range of the deraillers. Michael On Thursday, August 21, 2014 9:42:01 PM UTC-4, lungimsam wrote: > > My two Rivs have GB and Velocity sets. > Both bikes are 8-speed with the same chains on 'em. > Is there anything wrong with swappin'

[RBW] Re: Swappin' wheelsets question...

2014-08-24 Thread Dave Johnston
Hopefully both cassettes have similar amounts of wear as well. Otherwise one might skip. -Dave On Thursday, August 21, 2014 9:42:01 PM UTC-4, lungimsam wrote: > > My two Rivs have GB and Velocity sets. > Both bikes are 8-speed with the same chains on 'em. > Is there anything wrong with swappin'

[RBW] Re: Swappin' wheelsets question...

2014-08-22 Thread 'hangtownmatt' via RBW Owners Bunch
A couple more things to consider I haven't seen mentioned: Axle width and wheel size. Without knowing the model and size of the Rivs only assumptions can be made. Matt On Thursday, August 21, 2014 6:42:01 PM UTC-7, lungimsam wrote: > > My two Rivs have GB and Velocity sets. > Both bikes are 8-

[RBW] Re: Swappin' wheelsets question...

2014-08-22 Thread Ron Mc
On my utility bike, I had a matching set of 27" wheels I swapped out for road tires and knobbies - they were identical Rigida rims, Campy/Zeus-clone hubs, and same IRD freewheel. On my go fast, I was swapping tubie and clincher wheelsets, but these varied quite a bit in alignment and required

[RBW] Re: Swappin' wheelsets question...

2014-08-21 Thread lungimsam
> > Thanks for the info! I will have to double check the brakes and shifting > before riding if I do it. > > See, I knew I wasn't thinking of something! > I thought it would be fun to see if there is a diff in the way the wheelsets feel. Both are 650b. Both Hetre-ed. Both in the 400-ish gr