Hello,
I bought rim set for my build, now I'm wondering if the whole rim is supposed to be in color. Are they supposed to be used with disc brakes or they can be used with classic rim brakes.
Thanks for the answers.
by NightWolf671
Hello,
I bought rim set for my build, now I'm wondering if the whole rim is supposed to be in color. Are they supposed to be used with disc brakes or they can be used with classic rim brakes.
Thanks for the answers.
by NightWolf671
3 Comments
Have a look at the stickers. Do they say “disc only”?
I assume they’re disk only, but have never had the urge to look too close at yellow rims, so I have no idea. There seems to be a brake track, but it’s hard to tell.
Best bet is to contact Weinmann.
I think they’re assuming you’re riding fixed and using your legs as brakes. They may not mention discs at all, but I highly doubt there’s a yellow brake track on those bad boys, so if you want to run them with brakes, sounds like you might need to run a disc. Note the this likely means changing your fork as well, and lacing to a disc hub. Personally, I do run fixed with a disc up front, but that’s just me.
> I’m wondering if the whole rim is supposed to be in color
Yes,
> Are they supposed to be used with disc brakes or they can be used with classic rim brakes.
Either/or. They are rim brake compatible, but…
These were very popular, very inexpensive rims for fixed gear bikes well over a decade ago. The powder-coated variants do work with rim brakes (as it’s the same extrusion as their anodized variants), but the powder coat will wear off under the brake pads after only a few commutes in the rain.
Let me try to argue you out of using these rims for a new wheel build.
They are heavy.
They are *extremely* narrow by modern standards.
Without a machined brake track they will wear in *real ugly like*.