GENIUS Tip For Bikes With 2 Wheelsets

Great tip!

You could probably get like 20 of the same dimensional shim from McMaster for less than $16 shipped. Like maybe part # 98089A284.

Could they easiest way to put the right number of spacers be to see how many of them you can slip without friction in between the caliper pad and the disk at its closest point (of the wider gap side) ?

I have several wheelset and don't need to re-adjust since all my hubs is made by standard and default specifications.

Fantastic

Wow great tip. Thanks!

Fun fact: calipers have a degree of self-alignment. So unless the difference is over a whole mm and makes the rotor rub agains caliper body itself, shims are not necessary. One or two firm presses on a brake lever and pads find their place.

I opted for two wheel sets with hubs by the same manufacturer. My bike came with Bontrager wheels which had rebranded DT Swiss hubs. Thus my second set of wheels had DT Swiss hubs and no shims required to align anything.

Great Tip, you can shim cassettes aswell. I’ve done it on my trainer so both cassettes are bang on with the derailleur

Easier to just get a second bike for the second wheelset

Takes just as long for me to adjust the caliper than to put shims in,maybe faster,loosen 2 caliper bolts ,sqeeze brake & tighten 2 screws,washers are like take the looong route around the corner

Beautiful. Ordering some shims because I have the exact same problem! Thanks!!!!

I've been swapping over whole wheel fork brake and cable as an assembly. Gets me from MTB to dad bike in about 5 minutes. Wish I'd have thought of this before I tracked down a wheelset with the same hubs, would have given me a lot more options.

Nice tip, I like it! I've got 4 wheel sets being shared between a 140mm full squish and a rigid bikepacking rig, it took a little while, but I trued the rotors on all 4 to 1 bike and set the caliper on the second bike to the rotors. Has worked well with no rubbing on either bike.

Can’t find a six bolt variant shim. Anyone got a link? TIA.

I have this same issue on my rear second wheel only. I was just getting ready to search for some type of shim, so this is good timing. The Amazon seller must have been hammered with your video as when I looked, they were 3 weeks out from shipping, I found some through Boyd Cycling. Will have them Thursday.

Is there something like this for hubs? So that you don’t have to retune the rear D eqch time you swap wheel sets

I really wish I had this problem cries quietly in single wheelset despair

Wow, thanks for posting this. I had no idea 😊

Super smart!!!!!!!!!!!

World Tour teams have long been doing this for all their wheels. They have set standard size spacing for wheels and calipers to avoid rotor rubs. When swapping wheels.

Cool. Much appreciated. I run two wheel sets on my Revolt.

Excellent. Overcame this issue by filing a tiny fraction off inside of the disc rotor,bringing it a fraction closer to the hub..was not aware that split washers were available though.

If one wheel set is CenterLock and the other ISO 6 bolt, and the Centerlock is already pushing the rotor outward farther, do you have to find 6 little shim washers for the ISO wheel? I assume so...

1. Aim for thinner shims. You probably need less than you might guess.

2. Try a bearing (engineering) supply shop. You might get more choice and spend less than with online / bike stores.

Looks like the shims aren't available on Amzn right now. Is there an alternate source, or dimensions?

I have QR, not thru-axle frame and fork, and I have rotor rubbing every time I swap a wheel but I stopped caring about it because its easier than to readjust my pads every time.

Awesome video, thanx!

Did you just weigh a shim? I'm a mountainbiker, slowly getting attracted to the road, but some things I'll never understand I'm afraid haha. Good tip though

Very useful tip - thanks for sharing!

Instantly sold-out / not available

I'm in the process of ordering a new wheelset now. After this.. all other wheelsets I order will use the same hubs. I'm hoping that will allow changes without adjustments. If needed I will also move over the same discs (and cassette) as that's quicker and easier than making adjustments

I can realign the brake disc more quickly, or get 10 aluminum washers from the hardware store for the brake disc

I'm trying to figure out why the rotor rubs on 2 different wheels. Do they have different hub or are the tolerances that far off? I had 2 sets of wheels for my fat bike, but I never had to adjust my caliper or rotors, just swap and go.

Seems to be a bit of GENIUS hyper-inflation going on….

Great idea, but currently unavailable on Amazon.

the price is a crime. but I still bought and use them. wish there was some competition in the space!

Oh hell yeah.

I had a set of thin washers at each of the 6bolts under the disc... also worked and not $16

I love the illustration of the hub! Nice addition to a tutorial video :)

Great demo! What if the second set has a longer hub + rotor length?

Nice. It never ends with disc brakes 😢

I think its quicker to just reset the caliper ?🤔

Fantastic and timely. I am in the middle of this issue now.

Great tip! Great video! So nice to learn something new.

Didn't know these existed!
I had to buy same wheels to be free of this hassle. Now I know there's a better way, thanks!!

What is the id & od of the shims?

ebay - Shim Washers 0.1/0.2/0.3/0.5mm Thick DIN 988 High Quality 304 Stainless Steels M35x45x0.2mm 5pcs at $5.94

Genius!