Wheel cover for every day use?

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Any objections to using a wheel cover on the rear every time you ride? I am debating a wheel cover for my rear 808 and want to know
whats everyone experience if all for just leaving it on there and training and racing on it, hell I will get the groceries with it on as well.

JG

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75.00 - 150.00 for a extra rear training wheel. Doesn’t have to be anything fancy. The Disc covered wheel is nice to take out every now and then but for everyday? there are going to be some windy days you want to ride but will get blown around dangerously ( from expierence with a dump truck.) with the disc on.

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I have found my Litespeed more stable with the disc on the rear in my training rides some of those were with winds in the 20’s with gusts up to 30, riding in Texas is brutal some times.

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Race wheels are for race day…don’t be a Fred. IMHO
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Race wheels and everyday wheels are the same for me. Fred’s are posers I am not one. Regardless your extremely long signature is awesome, any one quoting tropic thunder is alright in my book.

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I don’t think you will like it. Its kind noisy if you go over bumpy stuff.

Any objections to using a wheel cover on the rear every time you ride? I am debating a wheel cover for my rear 808 and want to know
whats everyone experience if all for just leaving it on there and training and racing on it, hell I will get the groceries with it on as well.

JG

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They’re not durable enough to leave on all the time, IMO. They rattle unless they’re electrical taped, and that’s not something that will last long term. The final straw is when you need to carry the bike somewhere on the car. I put my TT rig on the trailer last year to go down to a race. Figured it’d be alright since the bike mounts facing forward and the wheel would be parallel to the wind. I arrived with approximately half of a disc cover. :frowning:

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  1. they arent very durable- they only last 1-2 seasons of heavy racing anyway
  2. they are hard to clean if they get wet- grease gets sprayed all over them
  3. they make funny noises on bumps
  4. EVERYONE will think you are a loon- the “no disk” crowd will think its weird that you are training on a disk, and the “i own a real disk” crowd will think its weird you are using a cover.
  5. you will forfeit every cool point you or your parents ever earned.
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I’ve kept my wheel cover on my training/racing wheel for about two years, and will continue to keep it on every day. I don’t know what everyone else is doing to their bike/wheel, but my cover is holding up pretty well. Does it get dirty? Oh, the horror! And who cares what others might think of me out on the road? Bikes are more stable with a rear disk than without, so wind isn’t an issue; a deep front is far more problematic.

I’d be more concerned about riding a really expensive carbon wheel (your 808) every day than I would a wheel cover.

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I’m also considering purchasing a cover for a FP60 and would like to know how easy they are to get off. Are the buttons that snap it together “one time use” or are they screws?

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I’m also considering purchasing a cover for a FP60 and would like to know how easy they are to get off. Are the buttons that snap it together “one time use” or are they screws?

They come with metal/plastic bolts that are easily sourced at Lowes or Home Depot; you could go the electrical tape route, also.

The most time-consuming part is taking the cassette off and putting it back on.

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Sideway winds? It could have been a little suction with the dump truck but definetly wind helped. I have to say that it was the first time I used it. The inaugeraul ride with the new cover so to say. it is on a 2008 QR kilo if that would make a differance.

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The directions that came with mine said not to use it every day.

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Mine is on a FP60 and works fine. There are a couple threads about putting it on if your willing to search. It was not that hard but some people complained about hitting the cassette on the fp60’s. I have not had that problem but really never go that high up in my cassette. Also one of them spiral vinyl wheel stickers ( The hypnotic ones.) are great to cover up seam partly. Use a nickel to tighten plastic screws or like the old guy said Lowes or Home depot.

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I’d do it once in awhile just to be used to everything for racing, but seems pointless for everyday use as opposed to a relatively cheap training wheel. What about having to make a roadside repair like truing up after hitting a big pavement seam and breaking a spoke, or even just fixing a flat? Cover doesn’t make it impossible, just more hassle.