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Can I put mountain bike wheels on my road bike?

Can I put mountain bike wheels on my road bike?

The 26-inch wheels on most mountain bikes are not compatible with road bike frames. Mountain bike rims are much wider to accommodate the wider tires of mountain bikes, so most road bikes’ narrow frames won’t work with wide mountain bike tires or wheels, but some frame designs may be compatible.

Can you put 27.5 wheels on a 700c?

The two main options are 700c which is standard for road and cyclocross bikes or 650b, known in the mountain bike world as 27.5″. Both wheel sizes come with pros and cons making them suitable for different riding purposes and conditions but in certain respects, the two wheel sizes can be relatively interchangeable.

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Can any wheels go on any bike?

And not every bike is built to have its wheels interchanged. The different size options are too big a variation to mix up. However, there will always be minuscule size differences between rims and tires due to different manufacturers. But they will still fit.

How do I know if wheels will fit my bike?

Look at the sidewall of your tire to find the tire size that will correspond with your new wheel size. On road bike tires, you’ll see a number pairing such as 700×23. The first number (700) is a size which roughly corresponds to the outer diameter of the tire in millimeters.

Can you use MTB Rd to roadbike?

As long as they are designed with the same cable pull ratio, they are compatible, you can easily fit an MTB derailleur to a road frame. Front derailleur are sized accordingly to the chainring and whether the crankset is double or triple.

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Can you use a MTB groupset on a road bike?

Unfortunately, MTB cranks aren’t compatible with most road bike bottom brackets. The only exception would be a square taper bottom bracket. When you combine an MTB axle with a road bottom bracket, you’re left with two side gaps between the bottom bracket’s cups and the cranks. The result is an unstable crankset.

Can MTB use 700C wheels?

You can use 700c wheels on most standard MTBs provided they’re disc brake and provided you only use narrow tyres. (The overall wheel diameter of a 700c wheel with a 23mm slick tyre on is only slightly bigger than a 26″ wheel with a 2.2 tyre on). There are of course 29er MTBs, which are designed to use 700c wheels.

Do wheels come with cassettes?

Wheels that take a cassette (Road, Mountain Bike, etc) generally come with a freewheel hub. Generally these are Shimano/SRAM compatible or Campy compatible.

Are bicycle cassettes interchangeable?

Compatibility between different drivetrains SRAM and Shimano cassettes, on either road or mountain bike, are interchangeable with each other as the spacing is the same between the sprockets.

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What hub will fit my bike?

Hub spacing is simply the width of the hub of the wheel, as it fits into the frame or fork….Common Bike Hub Spacing Standards.

Hub Spacing Front Hub Spacing Rear Hub Spacing
Road Spacing 100mm 130mm
Regular MTB Spacing 100mm 142mm
Boost MTB Spacing 110mm 148mm