Originally Posted by
PDXaero
Consensus seems to dictate that the problem is in the brake pads, which were no problem on my araya rims.
I clean the bike thoroughly (remove BB, calipers, RD) about once a week and when I notice metal shavings I remove the wheel roadside and use a tiny screwdriver to pick the shards out of my brake pads. Only once have I sanded down the rims with 220, only on the little protrusions.
But everyone agrees that kinlins arent made to work with campagnolo pads?
I'm not a metallurgist, but different aluminum alloys do have variations in physical properties.
It could be the niobium in the alloy makes it a bit more fracture prone. (pure speculation)
or it's just a bad batch. (again, pure speculation)