March 9, 20179 yr all you have to do is change the rear wheel end caps to the qr ones, fit the cassette and bolt on the disc brakes and fit the tyres and tubes. its 500g with out tubes mind.
March 9, 20179 yr Author all you have to do is change the rear wheel end caps to the qr ones, fit the cassette and bolt on the disc brakes and fit the tyres and tubes. its 500g with out tubes mind. Glad it's so easy. dont forget you get 1 year to return them if you dont use them with cr I am hoping they are going to get pretty regular use. Just have to decide what to put on what.
March 10, 20179 yr Author [ATTACH=full]18108[/ATTACH] axle is the one on the right, 2 left are qr Well I have bought two Skewers one back one front, as both wheels are qr at the moment. Once it all arrives I will let you know.
March 11, 20179 yr Author SW, you forgot to tell me to order two sets of brake disks !!! The wheels are set for axle so I have to pull the carriers out and replace them for the QR ones shown in your picture? Just pliers and pull ? Could not find a youtube video to show this bit being done. The axle and spline is already fitted, do I need to remove that to grease it before fitting the gears.
March 11, 20179 yr i thought you got the ones you gave in the link as dont come with any fitted none do. end caps just pop on and off. if the hub has been fitted then it is ready for the gears to be fitted.
March 11, 20179 yr Author Great video thanks, explains the diagram that comes with the bits. Being a DH I only ordered 1 brake disk ! So I will have to get a second. Everything else looks ok, tomorrow morning going to put it together so there may be more questions then. Not sure what to do with tyres yet. May put one Marathon plus mtb and one Smart Sam on to give them a try, once I have the second brake disk.
March 11, 20179 yr the wheels should have everything there that you will need but when you fit the new discs you might have to adjust the calipers a bit so they dont rub. only way round this is to have the same make discs on both wheels. but you might be lucky
March 11, 20179 yr Author Hold on. If I want to be able to swap wheels easily shall I order two Tektro Auriga 180mm which are what is on there now ? My existing are QR and I have the QR here for the new wheels so that is not changing even though they are stronger and quieter. I want swap ability.
March 11, 20179 yr Author Yes, I can go tubeless and there are bits of wire as well. The wheels are a double layer construction, the spokes do not enter the tyre chamber, I suppose to make TL easy. Ok will sort disks out as that is the best way for simplicity.
March 11, 20179 yr Yes, I can go tubeless and there are bits of wire as well. The wheels are a double layer construction, the spokes do not enter the tyre chamber, I suppose to make TL easy. Ok will sort disks out as that is the best way for simplicity. Fitting a tyre with tubes to a tubeless rim is harder because the well is shallow, and the bead seals against a ledge on the inside of the rim. With that in mind, I would seriously consider going tubeless. Fixing a flat on an inner tubed tubeless ready rim at the roadside can be difficult. The bead can take some releasing, and the shallow nature of the well means there's not a lot of room for the tube. Also, you need a bit of pressure to push the bead fully back onto the rim, which is not easy to achieve with a hand pump.
March 11, 20179 yr Author There are wire bits. Its all out in the shed will look closer tomorrow. Will hold off building until I have the right disks as well. I will carry on with my 40 psi tyres for the moment!
March 11, 20179 yr Author Fitting a tyre with tubes to a tubeless rim is harder because the well is shallow, and the bead seals against a ledge on the inside of the rim. With that in mind, I would seriously consider going tubeless. Fixing a flat on an inner tubed tubeless ready rim at the roadside can be difficult. The bead can take some releasing, and the shallow nature of the well means there's not a lot of room for the tube. Also, you need a bit of pressure to push the bead fully back onto the rim, which is not easy to achieve with a hand pump. Trouble is I like to swap tyres, I have a few sets now from expensive self testing. Magic Mary is a bitch to change so that is staying put, I do not fancy tube sealer everywhere each time I change tyres so I was going to try and stick with tubes. I will see how it goes any way, I do have tube sealant just no inclination.
March 11, 20179 yr https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvBRP291VxM i just pull the tyre from the rim and fill it up like that, just top it up every 3 months i have never had a flat from a puncture
March 11, 20179 yr Trouble is I like to swap tyres, I have a few sets now from expensive self testing. Magic Mary is a bitch to change so that is staying put, I do not fancy tube sealer everywhere each time I change tyres so I was going to try and stick with tubes. I will see how it goes any way, I do have tube sealant just no inclination. You might be lucky and your chosen tyres pop on no bother. But there's no doubt tubeless ready rims and inner tubes is the worst of both worlds. You have all the (possible) aggro of fitting tubes and the tyre, but none of the benefits of tubeless. The wheels you have are good quality, but you might have been better off with traditional non-tubeless wheels, which would also have been cheaper.
March 11, 20179 yr those rims are procore ready but id not like to fit that and fit my super g tyre on it lol fkn mission that will be. i cant see running tubes will be any problem tbh.
March 11, 20179 yr Author They look and feel really good. Quite classy really and are eMTB rated which I like. So I just need to sort them out.
March 11, 20179 yr you will save about 100g each wheel if you go tubeless and the less waight the better as you will get more range with a less heavy bike a carbon seat post and handle bars will save a few more grams.
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