Rim Wear: How Worn Is Worn Out? Pics Included

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  • buckmulligan
    buckmulligan Posts: 1,031
    So I've been using this rear wheel on the turbo trainer for the last two years... pumped it up yesterday and started my warm up and heard a thumping with every wheel revolution. Fortunately I stopped and checked it out because the rim had split clean through, about 3-4 inches along at the deepest point of wear :shock: Thankfully it didn't suffer a total blowout otherwise I probably would have ended up with bits of metal and rubber embedded in my calf and thigh!

    At least I can confirm now... this rim was definitely worn out :lol:

    I'll post up a pic later if I remember.

    I still have the front kicking around if anyone is in need of a replacement... probably has a fair few thousand miles left of life left in it if the rear is anything to go by :?
  • keef66
    keef66 Posts: 13,123
    I still think you've been very lucky. Cmon; give us your lottery numbers!
  • buckmulligan
    buckmulligan Posts: 1,031
    Always a lucky dip... but only when it's at least a triple-rollover
  • ugo.santalucia
    ugo.santalucia Posts: 28,310
    I wonder what happened to BobbinoGS... disappeared from the forum, disappeared from Strava...
    left the forum March 2023
  • buckmulligan
    buckmulligan Posts: 1,031
    edited August 2019
    Here, we go. Doesn't look quite so drastic with the air let out of the tyre, but the rim was bulging out a fair bit from above that crack when I took it off the bike.

    20190805_064503_zpswl0p9gac.jpg
  • paulbnix
    paulbnix Posts: 632
    I once decided to ignore the wear indicators on my Archetype rims and measured them with one of those dental tools.

    This rim still had >1mm so I took it to Mallorca. I heard a rubbing sound and when I stopped this is what I found.

    [url][/url]48461106641_63944f6f68_b.jpgrim by PaulBNix, on Flickr

    I managed to hire a wheel for the rest of the week.
  • ugo.santalucia
    ugo.santalucia Posts: 28,310
    Those calipers you buy for a couple of quid on Ebay are complete garbage... if you want an accurate measurement, you need a well made tool
    left the forum March 2023
  • buckmulligan
    buckmulligan Posts: 1,031
    I think we can conclusively conclude from this thread that disc-brakes are definitely the way forward.

    Glad we can all finally agree on that :lol: