Originally Posted by
Jeff Wills
The CR-18's are good rims. Mine lasted for a couple years, including winter commuting, until the sidewall wore out:
Moral: replace the rim before it gets too concave.
The late, great Sheldon Brown gave us an objective measure for chain wear -- replace when it reaches 1/2% elongation = 1/16" per 24 half-links. Does anyone have an analogous metric for rim replacement? I routinely ride on old rims, and I am starting to get paranoid.
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Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
Bianchi: 1982 Campione d'Italia, S/N 1.M9914
Schwinn: 1988 Project KOM-10, S/N F804069