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After a slow 50 mile road bike spin yesterday my brakes seemed to be not performing as the used & i kind of knew they needed replacing , so & i popped into Evans at Wimbledon were they duly replaced & fitted new front & rears for me for about £20.00 or so, which i thought was pretty reasonable , the chap who done the repair seemed a nice friendly guy that was basically explaining to me on how to fix & change brakes .
He then mentioned that i would be in need of some new wheels soon as the ones i have look a little worn on the ally rim, These wheels have done i'd say nearly 2,000 miles, Am i right in thinking that £300.00 wheels should last a bit longer or is 2,000 miles about par for the course for a set of wheels ?
Either way this cycling lark is becoming extremely addictive & expensive.
He then mentioned that i would be in need of some new wheels soon as the ones i have look a little worn on the ally rim, These wheels have done i'd say nearly 2,000 miles, Am i right in thinking that £300.00 wheels should last a bit longer or is 2,000 miles about par for the course for a set of wheels ?
Either way this cycling lark is becoming extremely addictive & expensive.
A lot will depend on usage, price doesn't really come into it - that's more about weight/hub quality etc. There are usually wear markers (small indents) on the rim, if not hold a metal rule or credit card flat against the rim and see if there's much of a gap for an idea of how worn it actually is.
I've had a cassette on my road bike last over 5k miles but worn an MTB one in less than 300.
I've had a cassette on my road bike last over 5k miles but worn an MTB one in less than 300.
Even if you clean the bike after a ride, unless you remove the wheel and clean/sand the pads to remove grit from the pad face, this grit will just end up embedding in the pads and wearing the wheel quickly. My wheels that I got in March are starting to look worn now thanks to the grit on Surrey lanes. I keep my bike clean but rarely drop the wheels out to clean the pads and I've noticed the wear since moving out of a city.
It could be worth getting a very cheap set of winter/wet weather wheels as well as a nice set, which is what I think I will do next.
It could be worth getting a very cheap set of winter/wet weather wheels as well as a nice set, which is what I think I will do next.
j00pY said:
Was that off ebay? I am looking for a 22spd group-set to turn my unused and now immaculate caad8 winter bike into a usable machine on my local hills, as my nice bike looks like a well used winter bike 
No , just a chap in my club. Tweeks are doing the full group set for around £390.00Think i'd rather pay full price than take the E bay route for this sort of thing
I've had the same pads on for months, and I ride in all weathers, not sure what pads you guys are all using!
Anyway, what you have said is the reason to use cheap wheels in winter, a lot of crap gets talked by people on the subject of winter and cycling (usually be people who barely do any winter riding as it happens), the one change I make to my summer bike is to swap to cheap wheels, that way when they get covered in s
t, and the brakes grind grit into them, it doesn't matter. For your one set of wheels I could have 3 sets of mine (which I ride through summer too as it happens, such is the tiny difference between most wheels now)!
Anyway, what you have said is the reason to use cheap wheels in winter, a lot of crap gets talked by people on the subject of winter and cycling (usually be people who barely do any winter riding as it happens), the one change I make to my summer bike is to swap to cheap wheels, that way when they get covered in s
t, and the brakes grind grit into them, it doesn't matter. For your one set of wheels I could have 3 sets of mine (which I ride through summer too as it happens, such is the tiny difference between most wheels now)!okgo said:
I've had the same pads on for months, and I ride in all weathers, not sure what pads you guys are all using!
Anyway, what you have said is the reason to use cheap wheels in winter, a lot of crap gets talked by people on the subject of winter and cycling (usually be people who barely do any winter riding as it happens), the one change I make to my summer bike is to swap to cheap wheels, that way when they get covered in st, and the brakes grind grit into them, it doesn't matter. For your one set of wheels I could have 3 sets of mine (which I ride through summer too as it happens, such is the tiny difference between most wheels now)!
This sounds like perfect sense to me . i'll bung my new cheap wheels on the Boardman that i'm going to get built at the end of the month & i'll put my posh club bike away until the summer starts. The guy in Evans said that they would probably be ok for this summer & then i'll re invest in some better wheels for the following summer.i must admit it was really annoying hearing all the grit & sAnyway, what you have said is the reason to use cheap wheels in winter, a lot of crap gets talked by people on the subject of winter and cycling (usually be people who barely do any winter riding as it happens), the one change I make to my summer bike is to swap to cheap wheels, that way when they get covered in s
t, and the brakes grind grit into them, it doesn't matter. For your one set of wheels I could have 3 sets of mine (which I ride through summer too as it happens, such is the tiny difference between most wheels now)!t squeaking on my posh bike on yesterday's run.More expense
That should please her indoors okgo said:
I've had the same pads on for months, and I ride in all weathers, not sure what pads you guys are all using!
Anyway, what you have said is the reason to use cheap wheels in winter, a lot of crap gets talked by people on the subject of winter and cycling (usually be people who barely do any winter riding as it happens), the one change I make to my summer bike is to swap to cheap wheels, that way when they get covered in st, and the brakes grind grit into them, it doesn't matter. For your one set of wheels I could have 3 sets of mine (which I ride through summer too as it happens, such is the tiny difference between most wheels now)!
Rural flooded country lanes, dirt tracks, then a steep hill which I do 45ish mph down to 0 for a mini roundabout on a heavy cheap steel singlespeed kills my pads!Anyway, what you have said is the reason to use cheap wheels in winter, a lot of crap gets talked by people on the subject of winter and cycling (usually be people who barely do any winter riding as it happens), the one change I make to my summer bike is to swap to cheap wheels, that way when they get covered in s
t, and the brakes grind grit into them, it doesn't matter. For your one set of wheels I could have 3 sets of mine (which I ride through summer too as it happens, such is the tiny difference between most wheels now)!
Still inclined to call bull on that a bit. pads are softer than rims, gunk or not you ought to go through several sets of pads to a rim.
Must be at least 6k miles on my 'everyday' rims, and the wear indicators are fine. They get used pretty hard. FYI the ruler will only help if the pads aren't wearing the whole brake surface. If it goes away evenly without leaving a lip it won't tell you anything about the thickness left.
Must be at least 6k miles on my 'everyday' rims, and the wear indicators are fine. They get used pretty hard. FYI the ruler will only help if the pads aren't wearing the whole brake surface. If it goes away evenly without leaving a lip it won't tell you anything about the thickness left.
To give a quick answer, depending on your riding (weather conditions and amount of braking mostly), yes it is possible to wear out rims in a short distance.
More expensive (lighter) wheels tend to have thinner braking surfaces to save weight and can wear through quickly.
The material of the rim and the type of alloy used can also make a big difference.
More expensive (lighter) wheels tend to have thinner braking surfaces to save weight and can wear through quickly.
The material of the rim and the type of alloy used can also make a big difference.
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