"Robert Chung" wrote in
:

Al James wrote:

Why would carbon handle less well in the wet than metal rims?

Slippery rims that brake pads don't grip as well.

Thank you. Wow, I didn't know carbon had that problem.

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Be sure to click the Alto Velo link within that message.

Yowch! Thanks for the graphic demonstration of carbon rim's braking
problem...

Surprised mfr's don't have a fix for this. You'd think bonding a metal race
would be doable.