Are these carbon wheels brake track warped?
08-12-14, 12:32 AM
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Are these carbon wheels brake track warped?
Do these look warped to you? Looks like I have heat spots. Still works, not much vibration. If it is warped, what options are there in fixing it? On steel rotors I know you can try sanding it but what can we do on carbons??
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I can't tell anything from the photo, except that some seem to show a seam of some kind. You say the wheels are otherwise OK, and braking action is reasonable, so I don't know why you can't keep riding them a while longer until you have a functional reason to stop.
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What I think I see is uneven brake track wear from the pads. Uneven as in that the width of the wear seems to vary. As though the rim's brake track is not flat but has some portions that are slightly curved and the pads have less contact surface.
But as Francis said. How's the actual braking feel? Smooth and controllable (or as much as a carbon rim can be
). Are you using carbon specific pads? Andy.
But as Francis said. How's the actual braking feel? Smooth and controllable (or as much as a carbon rim can be
). Are you using carbon specific pads? Andy.
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