Singlespeed & Fixed Gear - anyone ever use a nms rim with a brake?

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LoRoK
08-09-07, 05:34 PM
I have a brake, never use it. It's more of an "Oh ****!" lever, and just haven't had the "Oh ****!" moment yet. Should that factor into my purchasing of a wheelset? Should I just get the machined, or does it really matter.

subsistbmx@hotm
08-09-07, 05:45 PM
if you have the option get machined, you never know when you might start using them.
LoRoK
08-09-07, 05:47 PM
Good point. What, then, would be the benifit of non-machined (other than cool-guy status?)

MIN
08-09-07, 05:55 PM
Good point. What, then, would be the benifit of non-machined (other than cool-guy status?)

More consistant braking surface is the #1 benefit. My track rims are painted and not machined and I have pockets of "more friction/less friction" on the rim which makes it annoying to stop from high speed. (E.g. Vibration).

The other benefit is aesthetics. They wear better than painted or anadized surfaces.
baxtefer
08-09-07, 06:00 PM
i think we went 2 weeks without this question being asked
that must be some kind of record.
LoRoK
08-09-07, 06:00 PM
Right, I get that, always understood that. I'm trying to understand the benifit of NON machined now.
Fixxxie
08-09-07, 06:04 PM
NMS works the surface is just a little "slipperier" so doesnt grip as good until the ano wears off
LoRoK
08-09-07, 06:06 PM
Word. Thanks.
baxtefer
08-09-07, 06:10 PM
Right, I get that, always understood that. I'm trying to understand the benifit of NON machined now.

not much.
your rims might last a *little* bit longer since there's more material. That's what Grant Petersen thinks.
but he says a lot of things that don't make sense.