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Old 03-08-13 | 12:56 PM
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Originally Posted by bianchi10
I forgot to mention that the brake surface on the velocity is much better than the h plus sons. That was something I felt was lacking very much on the h plus son wheels. I didn't know if it was because it was a wider wheel or my planet x brakes, but my braking was much better (I'd say a good 40% better on the velocity. Obviously that is subjective).
I think it's because the H+Son rim is anodized AFTER the brake track is machined. Once more of that ano wears off (you can see it is *mostly* gone in your photos), it should improve a bit.
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