No, the pads are in the trash. They were rock hard and not worth saving. New pads are already on there. I just wanted to know if it was common practice to take steps to smooth out minor roughness on the rim.
Sounds to me like it's not, and that's just fine with me. I do think that the pads will be more likely to pick up bits of aluminum for a while. So I'll just check them / change them out more often for a while, which is annoying, but oh well. I got a great deal on the bike, and it's coming together really nicely!
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