So, who thinks a carbon rim would have smashed into unrideability with this dent?
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Aluminum Vs. Carbon...
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Yes?
I'd wager you'd have a cracked carbon rim. Maybe not shattered, 'cause they are ridiculously strong... but cracked...
Got it. Trying to decide on it's eventual replacement, but it is holding air and is more or less laterally true, so no hurries.
so what rim IS that anyways?
Stan's Flow mk III, 27.5
basically made of cheese.
It also depends on the carbon rim and what kind of carbon is used and the pattern used to make it.
Interested in the Reserves, but I can only get 25% off of retail.
EDIT: just looked at the price for rim only...no fucking way
EDIT: just looked at the price for rim only...no fucking way
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Dunno, but I got a pinch flat on a rock a few days ago and had to walk out 5 miles. Tire pinched between rock and carbon rim. Carbon rim was fine.
The one carbon rim I cracked still held together well enough to ride 3 miles and then 7 miles of DH chunk after putting a tube in it. It did go "off" like a gunshot though when it happened.
This is one of those situations where your rim is toast anyway. It's going to eat through the tires if you can even true it.
The one carbon rim I cracked still held together well enough to ride 3 miles and then 7 miles of DH chunk after putting a tube in it. It did go "off" like a gunshot though when it happened.
This is one of those situations where your rim is toast anyway. It's going to eat through the tires if you can even true it.
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Yeah, I am hoping to get through the rest of the season with it. I might try to bend it back, but I am well aware that is a potential rim killer. Curiously, it is still round/mostly true.
Whatever you decide, make sure it's Blue.
FIFY
Think I might make that my new Signature.
You aren't going to ride a naked rim for 5 miles around here.
Now for a wrench in the gears: if your tire was half filled with foam, there probably be no dent.
I'm not ready for that futuristic space age stuff, maaaan
Instead let's discuss what tire and pressure you use. I haven't had a flat or rim damage since switching to WTB Tough Casing and Maxxis Double Down tires and I run mid-20s. My feeling is regardless of material rims aren't designed to hit things (except THE Eliminator rims). Denting aluminum rims is part of the process of figuring out tires and pressures. Once you've got it figured out you can join the cheap, light rim club and get some China carbons. I like the ride feel better of light, stiff rims and heavy, damp tires and if you also have light hubs and spokes on that build the total weight stays the same as normal wheels with Exo tires.
EXO. IME, the foam spreads out the load when impacting sharp objects and tires don't tear as easily. They also act as a bottom out bumper for the rim, which means you can run lighter rims without denting. Or, run the same rims as before, but no longer dent/break them, which has been what happened to me.
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I've posted this elsewhere, but I've seen a few people slash sidewalls running Cushcore. I don't think its a viable substitute for a decent sidewall at all, but just added protection to whatever you normally run. On the TransBC, there were so many Cushcore users fixing sidewall tears I actually began to wonder if it might somehow contribute to the sidewalls getting cut somehow? Unlikely, but either way I reckon I'd run Cushcore as an added layer of rim/puncture protection on the same tyre sidewalls I run now (DD for Enderpo)
I've seen a lot of punctures and tares with people running CushCore. They seem to do more to save the rim than the tire. I'd recommend sticking with DD if your the type to get punctures.
Based on what I'm seeing from fast guys and my limited personal experience, the biggest advantage is that you can run a lower pressure without loosing all your sidewall support. Additionally, the foam will slightly improve the damping properties of your tires.
Based on what I'm seeing from fast guys and my limited personal experience, the biggest advantage is that you can run a lower pressure without loosing all your sidewall support. Additionally, the foam will slightly improve the damping properties of your tires.
This is the one I rode 10 miles DH on after the failure.
Last week we were just stupid and didn't bring any tools/tubes.
IMO, the best part about aluminium rims vs carbon rims is that they cost 1/4 of the price to replace when they die - and they all die.
Alloy rims have a better chance of being ridden out after a rim failure (but they're still going to be stuffed) and they're not $500 a rim so that's what I'm running for now
Alloy rims have a better chance of being ridden out after a rim failure (but they're still going to be stuffed) and they're not $500 a rim so that's what I'm running for now
lol, that would mean you can get decent aluminum rims for $40.
Or are we still believing that we have to buy Envy stuff because it's expensive?
There are going to be a LOT of those on Craigslist in the coming few years.
Especially after the crash.
Especially after the crash.
Doing a quick search, finding some skinnier and what appear to be non-tubeless Alex rims, not exactly what I was thinking. Some of the aluminum rims are kind of stupid expensive, but stuff like DT has always been reliable and good quality. Lets not forget if you do wreck one of those carbon rims, they do a crash-replacement discount, so again, I don't see the huge price difference, more like 2x, which is reasonable at this time I think.
I've beat the living shit out of nexties for 5 or so years, have re-built the rim several times to re-purpose it from enduro/DH to XC and have done several endurance races on em. Even hit hard enough that I pinched a tire last weekend and didn't hurt my (other pair) nexties. Yeah, if you are getting new alu rims at $70, that's closer to half price (especially with crash-replacement) of what a decent carbon rim costs. Not 1/4. unless you need Envy to round out your dental accessories.
plastic rims corner awesome but chatter my delicate little taint and arthritic wrists
I did ride a buddy's M90 dh wheels with dh tires and cushcore inserts. Was pleasantly surprised by how damp they felt but the whole wheel pair weighed about as much as my complete bike.
I did ride a buddy's M90 dh wheels with dh tires and cushcore inserts. Was pleasantly surprised by how damp they felt but the whole wheel pair weighed about as much as my complete bike.