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Very slight high spot in a rim affecting braking - can/should I do anything about it?
One bit of my rim (less than the distance between 2 spokes) is 0.2--0.3mm wider than the rest. It causes a pulse of increased braking once per revolution, which is annoying. As the rim isn't worn ...
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Rim brakes and rim wear outside the brake track
I have recently found out, that my rim brakes were slightly misaligned and the pads had developed an edge over some time and had worn a bit of paint outside the normal brake zone (see photos). It ...
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Vittoria Corsa Tyre impossible to mount on LightBicycle Rim
After much incredibly fruitless painstaking efforts to mount the tyre, I am ready to try anything.
My rims are LightBicycle Falcon Wheelset AR56 Road/CX RR56C03. (rim brakes)
External Rim Width: 28mm
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Burning smell from rear rim cantilever smooth pull brakes
Engaging the rear brake results in a burning smell and significant brake wear, so bad that within just a hundred miles or so I caused significant loss of material on a brand new pad set. Looking at ...
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two grooves in wheel rim
Schwinn midtown bicycle, when replacing brakes I see the wheel has many grooves as shown in picture. I do not remember how it was before. Is this condition normal for the wheel rim?
Photo of the old ...
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Did my 2015 rim have wear indicators on the brake surface?
Should I expect an alloy rim from around 2015 to have had wear indicators, because it doesn't now? I assume a decent manufacturer, and a rim that's neither the cheapest nor high-end and super-light.
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How to clean rim brake track efficiently?
What are the most efficient and effective ways to clean brake tracks on rims?
It is generally understood that rim brakes work better and pads last longer on clean brake tracks. Dirt on brake tracks ...
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Is this rim still safe to use?
I bought it this way without the seller noting the issue, so experience from riding with these is zero. Rims are Ritchey Girder OCRs. The crack is pretty small, but noticeable, and I will be running ...
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Using "disk-only" rim (proper sidewalls) with rim brakes
I have an unneeded disk wheel. The rim is "disk-only", but it has sidewalls just as though it was for rim brakes. The sidewalls are painted though and not machined. (I even suspect it's some older ...
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Does the nukeproof horizon mtb rim have a brake track?
Does the nukeproof horizon mtb rim have a brake track? Can I use rim brakes with it?
https://www.chainreactioncycles.com/nukeproof-horizon-mtb-rim/rp-prod161912
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Rims with replaceable braking surface?
Despite the movement to disc brakes in these days (even in the road cycling world), many still use rim brakes. Heck, even I still see rim brakes on our fellow MTB riders here at my place.
What I'm ...
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V brake collects metal fragments [duplicate]
My V brake makes grinding sounds when pulled. I've checked, and it keeps collecting metal fragments, presumably from the rim. The pads are weeks old, the rim was replaced a year ago. What can cause ...
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Reduced braking force in V brakes
I have a foldie which has always had bad/weak rear brakes, which keep getting worse. To preempt the response that they are expected to be weaker than front brake, this isnt a question about weight ...
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Magura rim brake does not work well on a new rim
I have a bike with 20inch wheels and Magura HS11 rim brakes. On the rear wheel I have just replaced the rim, because the old one had split after many thousand kilometres. The new rim is an Alex DM24 ...
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What's the purpose of the channel in the brake track of this rim?
What's the channel in the brake track of this rim for? (I think it's in the brake track, anyway, and that the brake pad would cover it.) I would have thought it better to have an unchanneled surface ...
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