On Thursday, May 8, 2014 6:35:57 AM UTC-7, Anne Paulson wrote: > > When I had that exact symptom, the rim was unsafely worn out on the > braking surface. The rim needed to be replaced. I suspect if you've got > 16000 miles on it, that rim has met its maker and needs a decent burial. > > I second that. When your rim gets wider, it means it's bowing outward. At the seam is where it's easiest to bow, since the rim is split there. You probably are just a few brake maneuvers away from the rim suddenly cracking, and a part of the sidewall breaking away. I am surprised that a front rim lasted only 16,000 miles, but it all depends on the conditions, and, of course, on how thick that sidewall was to begin with.
After you've replaced the rim, you can cut it in half and see how much material you had left... Jan Heine Compass Bicycles Ltd. www.compasscycle.com Follow our blog at http://janheine.wordpress.com/ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
