Originally Posted by PedallingATX

How many times is this going to come up? It IS okay to use breaks on non-machined rims if those rims are anodized. If they are powdercoated (like any celeste rim) it will just smear everything up and look disgusting. I JUST bought a pair of celeste Deep Vs like a week ago and got them machined b/c I knew I would want a breaking surface and running breaks on those powdercoated rims would just be a mess.

You CAN get celeste aerospokes w/ machined sidewalls. Just call the people that have the non-machined ones and ask them to do it for you. It's that simple.

People always make the comment: Rim machining is a recent fashion bla bla bla. This is true. Painted rims are also a recent fashion. If you want to use painted/powdercoated rims: GET A MACHINED BREAKING SURFACE. if you are getting a rim that is anodized or not colored at all, you're probably okay without getting it machined.