http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Tag: rim wheels wear - Recent Topics en Sun, 28 Jun 2026 04:15:53 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11236#post-126382 Sun, 29 Sep 2013 20:13:59 +0000 Schemieradge 126382@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I ride the Pencaitland Railway Path on my 8 mile commute.. I've only been doing this about a year and a half but I'm very surprised at how quickly I'm wearing down my rims. On my second set of wheels already. Must be all the grit grinding down the rims (Mavic XM317).</p> <p>Any advice on how to avoid this happening to quickly? Or is a set of wheels a year what I should expect?<br /> Would the expense of converting to disc brakes (if that is even possible on my bike) be worth it so save replacing the rims so often? (For me replacing the rims means getting new wheels really since I don't have the know-how to build my own wheels)... many questions..</p> <p>I ride an old Bike Coop commuter btw..<br /> Cheers. </p>