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K88MUD Joined: 20 Sep 2008 Posts: 777 Location: New Marske	Posted: Sat Nov 29, 2008 8:10 am    Post subject: I looked at doing this with my hardtail but its more hastle to be honest.......you need to find hubs that hold the same disc's and in the exact same place.......also have the disc's bedded into the brake pads in order for them to work properly when you need them.....also the rear cassete/mech will wear at different rates to your chain and might need adjusting everytime you change the wheel. In principal its a great idea but the little things put me off and for what time it takes to put a different set of tyres on the night before its not worth the hastle. _________________ Where theres muck theres money........well im still diging and skint.
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mr-marty-martin Joined: 30 Jun 2008 Posts: 1944 Location: co Durham	Posted: Sat Nov 29, 2008 1:27 pm    Post subject: very good point there... _________________ if anyone wants my msn addy just ask latest cyclo cross report now on the race report section!!!!!!! http://www.mtbe.co.uk/cyclo-cross-north-of-england-championships-t1827 .html http://www.mtbe.co.uk/post15951.html#15951 opinions are like @rseholes, everybody has one! this, is mine!
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mr-marty-martin Joined: 30 Jun 2008 Posts: 1944 Location: co Durham	Posted: Sat Nov 29, 2008 3:13 pm    Post subject: what wheels you got on it at the moment gunner, cos if there not the best, why not buy a new set of wheels for going offroad, and use the ones you've got on for what your wanting to do... _________________ if anyone wants my msn addy just ask latest cyclo cross report now on the race report section!!!!!!! http://www.mtbe.co.uk/cyclo-cross-north-of-england-championships-t1827 .html http://www.mtbe.co.uk/post15951.html#15951 opinions are like @rseholes, everybody has one! this, is mine!
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Gunner Joined: 15 Apr 2007 Posts: 3299 Location: Under Whitestone-Cliffe on the Lake.	Posted: Sat Nov 29, 2008 5:46 pm    Post subject: K88MUD wrote: I looked at doing this with my hardtail but its more hastle to be honest.......you need to find hubs that hold the same disc's and in the exact same place.......also have the disc's bedded into the brake pads in order for them to work properly when you need them.....also the rear cassete/mech will wear at different rates to your chain and might need adjusting everytime you change the wheel. In principal its a great idea but the little things put me off and for what time it takes to put a different set of tyres on the night before its not worth the hastle. Well, it's something I used to do years ago with my Marin Palisades, Ian Cation made me a set of wheels up with ceramic rims which I fitted Nokia City Slickers to and I had no problem alternating them with the stock off road wheels that the Marin came with, or the cassette or chain. It certainly turned an mtb into a road rocket with those wheels fitted, much to the annoyance of a lot of "roadies" that I used to pass..... Wether there is an issue with the disk brakes, then I don't know and would bow to some one elses technical expertise, but given that I would be using the original wheels/disk's for off road use then their performance should surely remain unchanged. If I was to sacrifice some braking power on the road, would that matter as everyone is telling me how great disks are, so the performance should at least equal the canti's I'm riding with already on my road bikes, surely. Marty, the wheels are Mavic Crossrides _________________ Big wheels keep on turning, Carry me home to see my kin..............
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tomlevell Joined: 13 Apr 2008 Posts: 141	Posted: Sat Nov 29, 2008 6:01 pm    Post subject: As mentioned above if you buy another make or possibly model the spacing for the disc itself might be a mm different which will cause the disc to rub on the brake pad quite badly and basically either slow you down or at worst make horrible noises and be a PITA. The same hubs "should" be fine as long as you use the same make discs. Plenty of people do it so it shouldn't be a major issue with any other set of Mavic wheels.
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mr-marty-martin Joined: 30 Jun 2008 Posts: 1944 Location: co Durham	Posted: Sat Nov 29, 2008 6:04 pm    Post subject: the joys of having discs eh gunner... would be so much easier with rim brakes _________________ if anyone wants my msn addy just ask latest cyclo cross report now on the race report section!!!!!!! http://www.mtbe.co.uk/cyclo-cross-north-of-england-championships-t1827 .html http://www.mtbe.co.uk/post15951.html#15951 opinions are like @rseholes, everybody has one! this, is mine!
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Gunner Joined: 15 Apr 2007 Posts: 3299 Location: Under Whitestone-Cliffe on the Lake.	Posted: Sat Nov 29, 2008 6:06 pm    Post subject: Looks like another set of Mavic Crossrides then for road/cross country fun _________________ Big wheels keep on turning, Carry me home to see my kin..............
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mr-marty-martin Joined: 30 Jun 2008 Posts: 1944 Location: co Durham	Posted: Sat Nov 29, 2008 6:07 pm    Post subject: yeh a suppose that would be the easiest optoin _________________ if anyone wants my msn addy just ask latest cyclo cross report now on the race report section!!!!!!! http://www.mtbe.co.uk/cyclo-cross-north-of-england-championships-t1827 .html http://www.mtbe.co.uk/post15951.html#15951 opinions are like @rseholes, everybody has one! this, is mine!
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ralf Joined: 17 Feb 2008 Posts: 389	Posted: Sat Nov 29, 2008 6:08 pm    Post subject: you could always just re-align the calipers. it doesn't take very long.
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tomlevell Joined: 13 Apr 2008 Posts: 141	Posted: Sat Nov 29, 2008 7:22 pm    Post subject: You might as well just change the tyres then.
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K88MUD Joined: 20 Sep 2008 Posts: 777 Location: New Marske	Posted: Sat Nov 29, 2008 7:32 pm    Post subject: Thats what i do and it saves you a packet too _________________ Where theres muck theres money........well im still diging and skint.
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mr-marty-martin Joined: 30 Jun 2008 Posts: 1944 Location: co Durham	Posted: Sat Nov 29, 2008 7:42 pm    Post subject: a think changing the wheels would be quicker than changing tyres... _________________ if anyone wants my msn addy just ask latest cyclo cross report now on the race report section!!!!!!! http://www.mtbe.co.uk/cyclo-cross-north-of-england-championships-t1827 .html http://www.mtbe.co.uk/post15951.html#15951 opinions are like @rseholes, everybody has one! this, is mine!
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K88MUD Joined: 20 Sep 2008 Posts: 777 Location: New Marske	Posted: Sat Nov 29, 2008 7:46 pm    Post subject: mr-marty-martin wrote: a think changing the wheels would be quicker than changing tyres... Yes it would if you have everything that is matched to both sets. _________________ Where theres muck theres money........well im still diging and skint.
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mr-marty-martin Joined: 30 Jun 2008 Posts: 1944 Location: co Durham	Posted: Sat Nov 29, 2008 7:51 pm    Post subject: oh yeh certainly just get the same set of wheels then gunner, seems to be the most conveneint optoin _________________ if anyone wants my msn addy just ask latest cyclo cross report now on the race report section!!!!!!! http://www.mtbe.co.uk/cyclo-cross-north-of-england-championships-t1827 .html http://www.mtbe.co.uk/post15951.html#15951 opinions are like @rseholes, everybody has one! this, is mine!
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Mally Joined: 27 Sep 2008 Posts: 181 Location: co durham	Posted: Sun Nov 30, 2008 8:40 pm    Post subject: Know your just looking at the mo Gunner but the price on these seems like a bit of a bargain, 199 all in. http://www.merlincycles.co.uk/?fn=product&productId=319&categoryId=112 or something a bit more exotic http://www.merlincycles.co.uk/?fn=product&productId=1490&categoryId=11 2
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