Eric and Tim --No. both pads appeared to have equal wear. In fact, there was a small piece of metal embedded in the left side pad. The side-pull brakes are relatively unused, new for just a few months. The wheels came from another bike that was canti-equipped. I just took the front wheel apart, as well. I'm tossing that set of rims for good.
________________________________ From: EricP <[email protected]> To: RBW Owners Bunch <[email protected]> Sent: Tue, December 6, 2011 5:22:04 PM Subject: [RBW] Re: Near-Catastrophic Rim Failure Ray, Yeah, that sidewall looks pretty thin. Oddly enough, on the photo with the white paper back, the inside of the rim looks thin, not just the outside. Especially below the bead on the section pointed up. Patrick - am one that prefers bike stuff overbuilt, not under. Have had to learn over many years that heavy duty for some is normal to light for me. Always has worked that way. Not abusive, just fat. And well outside the norms for the average bike designer. Will fess up that my single speed is pushing the limits with 32h front and rear. Am hopeful of reliability, but won't be surprised if it isn't. Eric Platt St. Paul, MN On Dec 6, 3:21 pm, Ray Shine <[email protected]> wrote: > This will be the last time I come to this well over this issue, but here are 3 > more pix of the failed rim sawn in cross-section. Pretty alarming! Look here: > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/8581354@N03/sets/72157628310179371/with/... > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
