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Old 05-16-16 | 09:27 AM
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Originally Posted by Stucky
And my goodness, the rim wear from caliper brakes! I mean, I just know, in the next few decades before I croak, I may wear-out a rim from those nasty brake pads rubbing the sides of it! It could happen!
Low mileage, flat land, fair weather cyclist?

Here in the northwest, riding daily one can go through a set of pads in 6 weeks, and a rim in a year.
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