Originally Posted by Lolly Pop
Can you tell now?
I respect that a person on the scene would have a better idea of rim condition than what I can see in a picture. But as a person who knows bicycles, what I see in the picture is a severe safety hazard. Rims that wear through tend to explode from the high pressure in the tube -- usually when you're applying the brakes, such as coming down a hill. Not a pretty thought.
I don't have an interest in starting an argument... Someone on the scene will tell you if I'm wrong, and I'll accept that. It might just be a weird light reflection in the photo. Though it's hard to imagine.
Anyone else see the gouged rim?
-- Mark