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Old 11-20-10 | 06:17 PM
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HillRider
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Bikes: '96 Litespeed Catalyst, '05 Litespeed Firenze, '06 Litespeed Tuscany, '20 Surly Midnight Special, All are 3x10. It is hilly around here!

Originally Posted by |3iker
Aren't they all?

How do I tell?
No, not any more. There are now rims made with no specific brake tracks and are intended for use only with disc brakes. Look at the rim and see if there are obvious brake tracks, particularly machined ones. If the rim sidewalls are smoothly curved with no apparent flat faces for the brake shoes to ride on it's intended for disc brakes only.
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