The tires looked sort of “tired”, and not in a good way, and the new disk brakes came with new rotors. I removed the 9 speed cassette and installed the 11 speed 11-40 cassette in its place. Got to use my brand new Park Tool Shimano cassette lockring tool for this. Pulled the old rotors off and installed the new ones. I put the wheels in the truing stand, and with a couple of tweaks they are both true laterally and radially.
The new tires have directional arrows molded in, and the front tire rotates backwards compared to the rear (not while moving, you understand). I presume that’s because the front tire needs the knobs set one way for optimum braking, while the rear tire needs the knobs the opposite way for better bite while accelerating. Anyway, they’re on and I didn’t even pinch the new tubes. The labels are at the valve stem, just like the pros. Maybe I’ve learned a few things while working on bikes. Maybe I’m just particular.
Regardless, the wheels are rollable. is that a word? Capable of rolling? You get the idea.
