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?

Cheers