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.