My mate Cedrick thinks that I know everything about bikes ‘n sh*t so he’s only gone and asked me a question about the one area I know completely sod all about….. hybrids.

So help me out here. Will a set of Shimano R500 or R501 wheels be allright on his old Kona hybrid? I’m presuming that all will be well other than a restriction in tyre width and the possible need to space out the v-brake pads a tad more on the inboard side?

Shimano r500/501 Wheelset

Cheers,

Rich.

Check the rear dropout spacing. Road wheels are 130mm, MTB’s and some hybrids are 135mm.

Most hybrids are 700c, and linear pull brakes won’ be an issue, as they have spacers for fitting different rim width’s.

The OLD could be an issue, but without knowing what the Kona has / what wheels were last used, you can’t tell, if the frame is steel, it should have enough flex in it so that 5mm isn’t an issue.

Cheers guys. I think it’s a steel frame so the OLD shouldn’t be an issue.