Peter Clinch wrote:
> Auz wrote:
>
> > I'm shopping for a new MTB. I will be putting road tyres on it and
> > using it to commute the 7 miles each way to work each day. Then
> > swapping the tyres over and getting muddy at the weekends.
>
> That will get /very/ boring very quickly, I suspect. I'd suggest
> budgeting for a replacement wheel set rather than just tyres (you could
> put a closer spaced block on the road wheel too).
>
Very much agreed. You'll want to run V-brakes or cantis if you do this,
as swapping wheels with disc rotors that will invariably not line up is
just as annoying as a tire swap. If you look around, a spare set isn't
expensive. Over here stateside, I've seen several nearly new 26"
wheelsets with street rubber being flogged for $50 on Craigslist
recently.
Alternately, and probably smarter, if you're locking outside, piece
together something more appropriate for commuting, that's also
hellaciously ugly and theft resistant.
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