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Old 04-24-08, 10:38 AM
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Originally Posted by jibi
Ceramic Rims have worked for me, very little wear after 3 years and many 1000's of KM on unsealed gravel and sandy roads.

Gone through loads of pads though, still cheaper than a new rim and build.

and I can use cheap and nasty pads when my spares run out. It can be very difficult to find specific Disk pads everywhere. Or a new rotor if the airline bends the one on the bike, and i have seen that a couple of times.

george
+1 - you can't argue with the ease of sourcing spare parts for rim brakes. Just about any cheap MTB that crosses your path is a potential donor.
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