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Rim breaks are pretty maintenance free. I just replaced the pads only thing ive done to them in 5 years with this bike. $15 and 2 mins of work.
by kjkjadksj 2y ago
Rim breaks are pretty maintenance free. I just replaced the pads only thing ive done to them in 5 years with this bike. $15 and 2 mins of work.
- unethical_ban 2y agoMaybe it's a bias due to my rim bikes being historically lower quality. My rims get out of true more than my discs, and cheap-style rim brakes are harder to adjust to even braking. I've never owned high quality rim brakes, that could be the issue.
- AdrianB1 2y agoCheck the rims too, when you change the pads there is a chance your rims are very thin and at some point you need to replace it. Not cheap. Mechanical disk brakes are indeed quite good at cost-performance ratio, even if the hydraulic ones are nicer but significantly more expensive.
- kjkjadksj 2y agoIts a cheap mavic rim I could probably get it second hand built already pretty cheap. Plenty of meat on the rim as there is a wear indicator to make it easy. I don’t think its very common to wear through a rim unless you do nothing but mountain descents for years and years.