So, there is a new bike in our stable. 11 speed cross bike with disc brakes. I want to find a cheap rear wheel to use on the indoor trainer for pre-race warm ups and likely winter training.
I have not been able to find much in the inexpensive range, espcially considering 11spd mtb wheels are all XX1 fancy hubs.
Buy a cheap 10spd disc wheel and file down the free hub body for 11spd? Direct drive indoor trainer?
Looking for any advice. Thanks!
Maybe try and find a used Mavic crossmax 29er rear wheel. Mavic hubs support 11-speed, you just remove the extra spacer.
Mavic mountain bike wheels don’t come with a spacer on the freehub body. They are made for cassettes with 9 or 10 cogs.
Huh, didn’t realize that. Glad I didn’t buy a set. So the market for 11-speed disk wheels really is pretty sparse at the moment unless you custom build a set.
Try one of your 11 speed road wheels and tighten up the skewer. It’s only 5 mm difference. I converted a GT Zasker mt bike frame to 700c road wheels and the spacing was no problem at all.
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So, there is a new bike in our stable. 11 speed cross bike with disc brakes. I want to find a cheap rear wheel to use on the indoor trainer for pre-race warm ups and likely winter training.
I have not been able to find much in the inexpensive range, espcially considering 11spd mtb wheels are all XX1 fancy hubs.
Buy a cheap 10spd disc wheel and file down the free hub body for 11spd? Direct drive indoor trainer?
Looking for any advice. Thanks!
I like the suggestion of just adding a 5mm spacer to the non-drive side and usign a standard road wheel.
You don’t really need a rear brake so just skip the rotors.
-SD