Originally Posted by
acidfast7
Good luck with rim wear on your super expensive wheels if you don't run discs. Where I live (dirty/rainy/hilly), most people go through a rim (to the wear indicators) with hydraulic rim brakes in roughly 10000km or so. This is where discs are a better option.
I've only worn through the walls of a couple of rims in 30+ years of riding. That's road riding, mountain biking, winter biking, commuting and touring. And I live in a mountainous state. And it's about 20 years before the wide spread advent of 'discs' that are so prevalent now. I know how to use my brakes and how to preserve my rims. But I'm also not too concerned about rim wear because I view rims as a consumable.
Further, 10,000 km is a very long distance. When rotating through 7 different bikes, it's several years of use before replacement.