bragi

I replace the rims every 18 months or so because they just wear out, honest. It's not that uncommon in Seattle. It's wet nine months a year, grit sticks to things, there are steep hills everywhere, which means you're applying a lot of pressure on the brakes all day long, and, if you ride a lot, the result is that you burn through rims like they're made of butter. In an ideal world, I'd clean my rims after every wet ride (i.e., most rides), but I'm working 12-13 hours a day, so the best I can manage is about once a week. I've considered getting a bike with disc brakes, but there's absolutely nothing wrong with the bike I currently own (2008 LHT), and I'll be dead and long buried before that thing ever wears out...