Originally Posted by
BCRider
It's time to face the fact that rims used on rim braked bikes are a consumable item. Get over it and ride properly instead of trying to compensate out of some misplaced sense of frugality. Try to wash the bike decently often to minimise the erosion but accept that the rear will get eaten away faster than the front.
So, did you catch the common sense bug? Oh No!! This could be contagious, and spread like wildfire, possible shrinking the forum traffic volume by half.