Originally Posted by BikeToWork
Thanx for the advice.
hmm...I ride at least 100 miles per week, including rainy days. I think what happens is the road grit acts like sandpaper on the pads and eats away at the rims.
Do you clean your brake pads? This is a must to keep the grit and shards of aluminum off of them.
I slide my pads out of their holders every month or so or whenever I hear brake noise, and then I rub off the grimy, aluminum-laden layer with sandpaper and slide the pads back into the brake holders. It only takes about 5-minutes for both wheels.