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08-03-07, 08:12 PM
I’m building a cyclo-cross bike and I plan to use mechanical disk brakes. While checking out different rims, I see two versions of almost identical rims—one regular for rim brakes, and the other marked for “bikes with disk brakes”. An example is the DT Swiss TK 7.1 (http://www.dtswiss.com/index.asp?fuseaction=rims.bikedetail&id=7).
My questions are:
1) Can I use a standard rim when using disk brakes, even if it is not marked “bikes with disk brakes”?
2) Is a “disk” rim stronger to withstand the extra braking forces a disk brake can generate?
3) Is it simply that a “disk” rim does not have a suitable wear strip for rim brakes?
Thanks!
My questions are:
1) Can I use a standard rim when using disk brakes, even if it is not marked “bikes with disk brakes”?
2) Is a “disk” rim stronger to withstand the extra braking forces a disk brake can generate?
3) Is it simply that a “disk” rim does not have a suitable wear strip for rim brakes?
Thanks!