I’d trust the wheel manufacturer to know their tolerance and replace it when the wear marker goes.
teodz1984 on
when the wear lines go, retire it
Natac_orb on
Despite the wear indicator, what are you using the bike for? Will you crash at high speed if the wheel fails, will you ride on a road, will you be stuck far away from home, will you commute, will get back without the bike?
In the end you know now a potential problem and you worry about it.
It is your decision.
I had a similar situation and consequently didnt use the bike for the longer tour I planned but continued using it for commuting until I replaced the wheels as it was a bit worse than it was for you.
Salty-Pack-4165 on
Yes,it’s fine but it might not be if this is super light racing rim. MTB rims can take a lot more to wear out beyond safe use.
BikeNoob on
> A rim wear indicator is still present but the rim feels a little concave
All rim-brakes wear rims in a concave pattern. The wear indicators are taking this into account by being in the middle of the brake track. So, unless you have run the pads too high or too low for a long time and the primary wear track is missing the wear indicator, there’s zero concern about the *shape* of the wear.
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I’d trust the wheel manufacturer to know their tolerance and replace it when the wear marker goes.
when the wear lines go, retire it
Despite the wear indicator, what are you using the bike for? Will you crash at high speed if the wheel fails, will you ride on a road, will you be stuck far away from home, will you commute, will get back without the bike?
In the end you know now a potential problem and you worry about it.
It is your decision.
I had a similar situation and consequently didnt use the bike for the longer tour I planned but continued using it for commuting until I replaced the wheels as it was a bit worse than it was for you.
Yes,it’s fine but it might not be if this is super light racing rim. MTB rims can take a lot more to wear out beyond safe use.
> A rim wear indicator is still present but the rim feels a little concave
All rim-brakes wear rims in a concave pattern. The wear indicators are taking this into account by being in the middle of the brake track. So, unless you have run the pads too high or too low for a long time and the primary wear track is missing the wear indicator, there’s zero concern about the *shape* of the wear.
Probably still has years of life left