@tell, John: thanks for the reply. I appreciate the insight; it helps. I think I'll stick with the NMSW Cliffhangers.
On Friday, August 18, 2023 at 7:45:59 PM UTC-4 John Rinker wrote: > Hey Josh, > > I recently built up some Velocity Cliffhangers with nmsw. I also have a > set that do have machined sidewalls. I've run them both- mostly in dry > conditions, but some wet- and I can't really tell any difference in > stopping time or power. I have a pair of Avid arch supremes doing the rim > grabbing and they are amazing. So, maybe in comes down to the kind of > brakes, but in my case no discernable difference. > > Hope this helps. > > Cheers, John > > On Friday, August 18, 2023 at 4:40:18 PM UTC-7 tellyoutoday wrote: > >> I had this concern before getting some non-machined Atlases a few years >> back. Turned out to not matter at all for performance from my perspective, >> and once your pads pick up some dust/grit they will rough up the rim >> surface a bit anyway. >> >> On Friday, August 18, 2023 at 3:49:02 PM UTC-7 Josh C wrote: >> >>> Thanks! >>> >>> He didn't exactly say not to go with the cliffhangers just said "hey >>> those rims are NMSW, are you ok with that?" which gave me pause. So I >>> thought about it and all of my rim brake wheels have had machined side >>> walls. Maybe a BMX bike or two when I was young were NMSW but I can't >>> remember. Figured I'd ask before ordering wheels and regretting it. >>> >>> On Friday, August 18, 2023 at 6:44:21 PM UTC-4 Patrick Moore wrote: >>> >>>> That is very odd. Aren't machined brake tracks relative recent (I mean, >>>> starting from the 1990s, or perhaps 1980s? People managed to stop just >>>> fine >>>> before that. And I've been using a stash of Sun M14As and ME14As for >>>> almost >>>> 30 years and those don't have machined braking tracks; salmon pads stop >>>> just fine on my single pivot calipers. >>>> >>>> All the old road bike rim classics: MA2s, Open Pros, etc,? Hell, even >>>> chromed steel rims work fine with cheap rubber brake pads in dry >>>> conditions. >>>> >>>> I think he's trying to sell you a new pair of rims. >>>> >>>> On Fri, Aug 18, 2023 at 4:19 PM Josh C <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Looking for your take on non-machined side wall wheels with rim >>>>> brakes. Poor stopping power? >>>>> >>>>> I don't have experience with NMSW and rim brakes but just reached out >>>>> to a wheel builder about building a set of polished cliffhanger wheels >>>>> and >>>>> they cautioned me regarding the NMSW. Figured I'd see what experience you >>>>> all have with 'em. >>>>> >>>>> Thanks >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> 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 [email protected]. >>>>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/701b2798-b758-4204-9b1e-3852e9024347n%40googlegroups.com >>>>> >>>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/701b2798-b758-4204-9b1e-3852e9024347n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>>> . >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> >>>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>> Patrick Moore >>>> Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum >>>> >>>> -- 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 [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/4400b06e-d9f9-44e9-850f-5f5d770a346fn%40googlegroups.com.
