Originally Posted by
cyccommute
Most every wear indicator I’ve run across is mostly useless.
The only one I like is the single "dot" (blind hole) placed on the braking surface 180 degrees from the valve hole. Of course, it only samples wear in that one spot, but wear is usually spread evenly around the rim, and no structural deficiencies are involved.
The one I like least is the milled groove around the circumference in the middle of the braking surface.