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Bontrager wheels question
I recently purchased a NOS set of ~2002/03 Bontrager racelite wheels.
Each rim has one hole in it on the side of the rim just below the braking surface. The hole is ~2mm in dia and appears to have been there before the rim was anodized. It is on the side of the rim, immediately below the braking surface. Has anyone seen this before and do you know why it is there? I've never seen anything like it before. Thanks, Derby |
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derby wrote:
I recently purchased a NOS set of ~2002/03 Bontrager racelite wheels. Each rim has one hole in it on the side of the rim just below the braking surface. The hole is ~2mm in dia and appears to have been there before the rim was anodized. It is on the side of the rim, immediately below the braking surface. Has anyone seen this before and do you know why it is there? I've never seen anything like it before. Thanks, Derby They are drainholes to let the water out wich get in via the spokeholes. Lou -- Posted by news://news.nb.nu |
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On Mon, 18 Jul 2005 21:40:37 +0200, Lou Holtman
wrote: derby wrote: I recently purchased a NOS set of ~2002/03 Bontrager racelite wheels. Each rim has one hole in it on the side of the rim just below the braking surface. The hole is ~2mm in dia and appears to have been there before the rim was anodized. It is on the side of the rim, immediately below the braking surface. Has anyone seen this before and do you know why it is there? I've never seen anything like it before. Thanks, Derby They are drainholes to let the water out wich get in via the spokeholes. Bull****. Water doesn't drain in any significant measure from a random hole which is rarely if ever in the down position while the bike is standing still. I'd vote for pressure and moisture content equalisation. Jasper |
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Jasper Janssen wrote: On Mon, 18 Jul 2005 21:40:37 +0200, Lou Holtman wrote: derby wrote: I recently purchased a NOS set of ~2002/03 Bontrager racelite wheels. Each rim has one hole in it on the side of the rim just below the braking surface. The hole is ~2mm in dia and appears to have been there before the rim was anodized. It is on the side of the rim, immediately below the braking surface. Has anyone seen this before and do you know why it is there? I've never seen anything like it before. Thanks, Derby They are drainholes to let the water out wich get in via the spokeholes. Bull****. Water doesn't drain in any significant measure from a random hole which is rarely if ever in the down position while the bike is standing still. I'd vote for pressure and moisture content equalisation. Jasper I guess your vote would be wrong, they are water drain holes. |
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Jasper Janssen wrote:
On Mon, 18 Jul 2005 21:40:37 +0200, Lou Holtman wrote: derby wrote: I recently purchased a NOS set of ~2002/03 Bontrager racelite wheels. Each rim has one hole in it on the side of the rim just below the braking surface. The hole is ~2mm in dia and appears to have been there before the rim was anodized. It is on the side of the rim, immediately below the braking surface. Has anyone seen this before and do you know why it is there? I've never seen anything like it before. Thanks, Derby They are drainholes to let the water out wich get in via the spokeholes. Bull****. Water doesn't drain in any significant measure from a random hole which is rarely if ever in the down position while the bike is standing still. I'd vote for pressure and moisture content equalisation. Jasper Bull****?? Do you own these wheels yourself or any like them (I have; Campy Neutrons)? If so you would know after a ride in the wet and you would not be guessing or voting. Pressure equalisation? That's BS because there is no pressure build up within the rim. The rim is one large venthole for (damp) air. The rims with no drainholes have spokeholes who are sealed by the spokenipple. Lou -- Posted by news://news.nb.nu |
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On Sun, 24 Jul 2005 12:34:27 GMT, Jasper Janssen
wrote: On Mon, 18 Jul 2005 21:40:37 +0200, Lou Holtman wrote: derby wrote: I recently purchased a NOS set of ~2002/03 Bontrager racelite wheels. Each rim has one hole in it on the side of the rim just below the braking surface. The hole is ~2mm in dia and appears to have been there before the rim was anodized. It is on the side of the rim, immediately below the braking surface. Has anyone seen this before and do you know why it is there? I've never seen anything like it before. Thanks, Derby They are drainholes to let the water out wich get in via the spokeholes. Bull****. Water doesn't drain in any significant measure from a random hole which is rarely if ever in the down position while the bike is standing still. I'd vote for pressure and moisture content equalisation. Nope. Water drain. While riding, the majority of the water that enters the rim cavity via the oversize spoke holes will sling out of that drain hole. When parked, of course, any water that gets in will pool unless the drain hole happens to be at the bottom, but would you really want to park a bike in the rain if it had a set of those wheels on it? -- Typoes are a feature, not a bug. Some gardening required to reply via email. Words processed in a facility that contains nuts. |
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