Gentlest, softest (to anodized rims) brake pads?

[FluffyChicken]

1. Don't ride when it's wet and muddy, because that's when the mud and grit will do the most damage.

2. Only ride on road. And preferably only ride in dry conditions, because when the roads are wet is when grit tends to get flung up, stick to tyres and rims, and end up embedded in brake pads.

Don't ride.
Keep it Simple, take the worry out of it.

 

[frkl]

There was one company that staked it's corporate identity on OE anodized rims, and they figured out how to have both brakes and rainbow colored rims that didn't wear. Unfortunately, their solution caught on...

Edit, i don't have anything against Corratecs, quite the opposite, i own one, just discs

 

[Magpiegifts]

There was one company that staked it's corporate identity on OE anodized rims, and they figured out how to have both brakes and rainbow colored rims that didn't wear. Unfortunately, their solution caught on...

Edit, i don't have anything against Corratecs, quite the opposite, i own one, just discs

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I really like that. OTT but still damn funky..

 

[pw_pw_la]

1. Don't ride when it's wet and muddy, because that's when the mud and grit will do the most damage.

2. Only ride on road. And preferably only ride in dry conditions, because when the roads are wet is when grit tends to get flung up, stick to tyres and rims, and end up embedded in brake pads.

Yeah, but imagine being into mountain biking and considering either of these solutions to the problem!

I guess the only real solution is: don't build bikes with anodized rims if you plan to ride them?

No matter how nice they look in that finished build photo.

 

[hookooekoo]

I guess the only real solution is: don't build bikes with anodized rims if you plan to ride them?

The other solution is that as soon as the anodising starts to wear, you get busy with some wet and dry, and rub all the anodising off until the rim sidewalls are a uniform shiny aluminium colour.

And in my opinion it's only really a problem with dark anodising. With natural colour anodising it looks almost the same when the anodising starts to wear away.