Measuring wheel (10, 24, 30, 36, 38, 39, 40) for length and / or speed measurements, with a cylindrical wheel body (12) having a lateral surface (14) with a running surface (18), wherein the running surface (18) is at least partially formed by a wear layer (20), characterized in that a thickness (D) of the wear layer (20) corresponds to a maximum tolerable abrasion of the running surface (18), and that the measuring wheel (10, 24, 30, 36, 38, 40, 52) has at least one wear indicator by which reaching the maximum tolerable abrasion of the running surface (18) can be visually detected.