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If I buy a second set of wheels, will I need to adjust the derailleur?

I have a 24 spd mountain bike with Shimano Deore rear derailleur. I have been switching out between road tires and off road tires depending on where I am going to ride, but this gets old because I am doing it at least once every 2 weeks, sometime multiple times a week. I want to buy another wheel set so I can just swap the wheels. So can I just buy the wheels and an 8 spd cassette and not have to worry about adjusting the derailleur each time or will it not line up correctly?

It will work fine. That’s what I do. I use my slick tires to ride around with my kids. then switch out wheels when I MTB.

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