Originally Posted by
FBinNY
The ONLY way to have a brake track stay black is to have a rim made of a material that's black through and through, like black plastic would be. But that's a different can of worms.
I've used wheels very similar to these:
Bicycle Wheels - TuffWheels - Skyway a fair bit.
And braking has been an issue.
When they're new/clean, they EAT brake pads.
Brake better than aluminium though, even in rain. Nice.
Eventually they build up a shiny layer of brake pad deposits on the brake track.
At which point they stop eating brake pads - which is good.
But simultaneously, the brake advantage vs aluminium rims disappear.
A scenario I've heard summed up as "operation successful - patient died" - as I wanted better braking in wet.
But if the primary purpose is "black brake tracks" then one might be content with that.