Originally Posted by
FBinNY
BTW- this is one reason why it's wise to use tires that are wider than the rims. When dropped into slots, the tire acts as a buffer and takes the hit instead of the rim
Agreed. I realized this after the fact when I rebuilt a set of wheels with HED C2 rims a year or so ago. It hasn't been a problem since riding the new wheels, but it did give me pause at first. With my 700x23 tires they overhang the C2 rims by maybe a millimeter on each side, barely worth mentioning, but at least it's something.
Incidentally, I recently had a rock jump over and put a ding in my front brake track that made a heck of a noise with each revolution throughout that ride. I went home and wrapped some sandpaper around a small block of wood and smoothed out the high points. The next ride things were as quiet as they had ever been, like the damage never happened.
-Jeremy