I picked up a used set of zipp 303s from a buddy. I forgot to check if they were 11 speed compatible. Oh well got them on the cheap and they are convertible. I’m ok with a wrench and I see I can buy an 11 speed freebody and change it out but it says I will need to re-dish the wheel
How much re-dish are we talking about ? Is it more like all new spoke length re- dish or more like a half turn per spoke drive side non drive side. I don’t mind doing a little re-dish and I’m ok with a 6 pack at my LBS for a little light labor if I get into a little trouble just trying to figure out if its worth the hassle to ship the whole wheel into someone to do or if I can squeak by making it buy as a home project.
There is a way to use those wheels with a shimano 11-speed drivetrain without any re-dishing at all. What size cassette do you use?
Probably an 11-23. I already have some Shimano cassettes from some other wheels. I know I can do that campy trick but I’d have to buy a cassette then.
The conversion hub is $190, a campy 11 speed cassette is about the same isn’t it ?
Try the simple trick we wrote about here. Many folks have tried it, it works great.
Greg @ dsw
check to make sure what year the hub is if you are upgrading as there are a few variants. I updated the DT Swiss on my Enve earlier this year and it was super easy. The Zipp hubs are a bit more work.
'For the re-dish I brought it to my local LBS…$10 and a few passess of slight twists and he had it good to go.
Cool. I think I’ve got an 11-25 on a wheel. I’ll give it a try.
Mike
Great, just make sure it’s a shimano 11-speed 11-25 cassette.