Wear on Easton Circuit Rims

mwooldridge

I am currently riding a Van Nicholas Amazon as my commute bike which came with Easton Circuit wheels that have served me well for the last three years. I checked the rims recently and found that the groove in the front rim has all but disappeared and am guessing that this is the wear marker for the rim and I am getting close to needing to change this out.

As this wheel is discontinued I am unable to find anything on max wear and have not had any reply as yet from Easton.

Any help much appreciated.

mwooldridge

Sort of answering my own question as this appears to be a long standing query across a large number of wheels and no-one has answered yet.

The following links are useful if you are trying to find out how worn your rims might be.

• http://www.cyclingforums.com/forum/thread/173432/rim-wear-indicator-ehh-what
• http://forum.ctc.org.uk/viewtopic.php?p=79750&highlight=rigida

First time a set of wheels has outlasted the potholes. Looks like I am on the market for a new set of wheels

mwooldridge

Becoming a monolog here. Anyway finally got a reply from Easton ... the small groove is a wear indicator. If this groove is not present then s small hole in the brake track should be visible when worn. Obviously applies to Easton wheels only.

jay_clock

ok, only 3 years later and I have joined the fray. Also have a pair of these which I use on a winter training bike. Like you, rock solid. I ended up with a spare pair that I am keeping for the day when the rims go, but thanks to your posting above, I now know that I am ok for now