Hypothetical (for now) question about spare wheelsets?

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I've got a Turbo Levo that I'm going to use for a mix of commuting, bikepacking, trail riding and enduro riding.

I quite like the idea of having two wheelsets, one lighter weight for the commuting/bikepacking/trail riding aspect with faster rolling tyres, and the other for the enduro style riding, with heavier tyres.

Ideally I'd like both sets set up with cassettes and brake discs attached so it would be a straight swap from one to the other with no faffing.

Would this adversely affect drivetrain wear due to a mismatch between wear on chains and cassettes etc?
 
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It can be done but many have tried with varying results, ideally you should have the same hubs, cassettes and rotors.

Small variations on rotor mounting face position and cassette position means adjusting rubbing brakes and indexing the gears after each wheel swap.
 
Kramer said:
I've got a Turbo Levo that I'm going to use for a mix of commuting, bikepacking, trail riding and enduro riding.

I quite like the idea of having two wheelsets, one lighter weight for the commuting/bikepacking/trail riding aspect with faster rolling tyres, and the other for the enduro style riding, with heavier tyres.

Ideally I'd like both sets set up with cassettes and brake discs attached so it would be a straight swap from one to the other with no faffing.

Would this adversely affect drivetrain wear due to a mismatch between wear on chains and cassettes etc?
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I would use two chains as well so they match the cassette in use.
 
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Kramer said:
I've got a Turbo Levo that I'm going to use for a mix of commuting, bikepacking, trail riding and enduro riding.

I quite like the idea of having two wheelsets, one lighter weight for the commuting/bikepacking/trail riding aspect with faster rolling tyres, and the other for the enduro style riding, with heavier tyres.

Ideally I'd like both sets set up with cassettes and brake discs attached so it would be a straight swap from one to the other with no faffing.

Would this adversely affect drivetrain wear due to a mismatch between wear on chains and cassettes etc?
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I doubt you would notice any difference between wheel weights. Tyres and maybe wherl size on the back wheel would be more noticeable. Given the availability of quick links on most chains it would not be too onerous to match the same chain with the same cassette when you change rear wheels and that would just leave the chainwheel being used for both configurations....but if it is steel it should be fine.
 
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