Originally Posted by
Jeff Wills
Hmmm... I would call that borderline. As the brake pads wear, they might develop a ridge at the top of the rim unless you're very careful with brake pad adjustment. As the pad wears it will dig into the tire, eventually causing a blowout.
(I had that happen once simply due to poor brake pad adjustment. Annoying.)
Thanks for heads up. I do regularly check the position of the pads when I do lube the chains and adjust if necessary.
The last thing I want is to have them eating to the tires. It is my current commuter and is around 1k miles on it so far.