On 2019-02-05 13:04, Sir Ridesalot wrote:
On Tuesday, February 5, 2019 at 2:09:28 PM UTC-5, Radey Shouman
wrote:
Sir Ridesalot writes:

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What causes you to eventually discard rims? Do they just last
forever? Truly we must live in different worlds.

I just don't get how some people have such drastic problems with
rims wearing out.

Not sure what you mean by "drastic". Rims are a wear item.

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If I get rid of a rim it's usually because it's been bent.

What I mean by "drastic" is people like Joerg who have to replace a
rim because it was worn through by rim brakes withing 1000 miles.
Based on MY experience riding on dirt roads, touring with 40 pounds
of gear on logging roads for 2 weeks at a time, and riding in the
rain and riding through the winter 1000 miles seems quite a low
number of miles for a pair of rims. I wonder if Joerg rides the
brakes?


I don't but a cycling friend does and it's weird. He rode a very
powerful Honda motorcycle when younger but is afraid to get above 10mph
downhill on singletrack or 15mph on roads while on a bicycle. Luckily he
has disc brakes on all his bikes so it isn't a big issue.

We have lots of decomposed granite, some of it in the shape of almost a
powder. The heavier a trail is traveled the more powder there is. The
last remaining bits are crushed by horses. Decomposed granite mixed with
mud is an almost ideal abrasive paste. It is a horrible sound similar to
holding a piece of aluminum onto a belt sander.

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Regards, Joerg

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