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Old 08-29-25 | 11:04 AM
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Originally Posted by grumpus
Andra rims have a built-in wear indicator - they start to split at a thin part in the middle of the braking surface before structural failure.

Most every wear indicator I’ve run across is mostly useless. This one would cause the rim to become concave before it started to crack.
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