tom tom Posted October 17, 2005 Report Share Posted October 17, 2005 is it better to grind your rims instead of clean or using tar, and sandpaper doesn't do anything does it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tipsy Jock Posted October 17, 2005 Report Share Posted October 17, 2005 Yes it is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David20 Posted October 17, 2005 Report Share Posted October 17, 2005 Yes it is better to grind your rims because your brakes will work well even if your rim is wet :S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manxrider Posted October 17, 2005 Report Share Posted October 17, 2005 well i've got clean rims but aint that happy with it. Don't bother using sand paper, it would take days, and wouldent really be worth all the effort (i think :S ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JT! Posted October 17, 2005 Report Share Posted October 17, 2005 Tried a grind but wasn't impressed. Little tar and zoo pads are the way to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wardie Posted October 17, 2005 Report Share Posted October 17, 2005 cant really use tar now because of the unstable weather. A clean rim is just crap (like mine now) so a grind is the way to go sam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ogre Posted October 17, 2005 Report Share Posted October 17, 2005 i have way paranoid parents lol and am always skint :S so if i got a rim grind would it bugger any kind of warranty? or does the rim grind not weaken the rim to much? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jam Posted October 17, 2005 Report Share Posted October 17, 2005 A grind and some hard pads are good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
llandudno_trialsboy Posted October 17, 2005 Report Share Posted October 17, 2005 ive grinded my rim but its gone smooth agen so im going to use tar instead and see what happens. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murph Posted October 17, 2005 Report Share Posted October 17, 2005 get a grind for the winter :P as tar is s**t in the wet :S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.Wood Posted October 17, 2005 Report Share Posted October 17, 2005 Anything but a grind is not worth having. In my f**king opinion. But if you have any other opinion you're wrong :S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tipsy Jock Posted October 18, 2005 Report Share Posted October 18, 2005 Anything but a grind is not worth having. In my f**king opinion. But if you have any other opinion you're wrong (Y) Haha, Amen to that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted October 18, 2005 Report Share Posted October 18, 2005 My last grind has lasted about 2 weeks max on a Try-All rim. It wasn't a half-arsed grind either, it's just worn perfectly smooth (Y) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downhill_rob2@hotmail.com Posted October 18, 2005 Report Share Posted October 18, 2005 My last grind has lasted about 2 weeks max on a Try-All rim. It wasn't a half-arsed grind either, it's just worn perfectly smooth (Y) i find if you grind it atleast 12 times VERY rough each time, then your grind starts to hold for a long time, but then it f**ks your rim up big time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orangezero Posted October 18, 2005 Report Share Posted October 18, 2005 i rode without a grind and with a grind and i think that without a grind your brake works better. well thats my opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrMonkey Posted October 18, 2005 Report Share Posted October 18, 2005 i rode without a grind and with a grind and i think that without a grind your brake works better. well thats my opinion. And that's why there's shit on your keyboard now. As you just typed one hell of alot of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kick-this Posted October 18, 2005 Report Share Posted October 18, 2005 yep grinds are the way to go for winter. And if your on a budget dig out your old magura black pads from the bottom of your tool box they work good on grinds :$ dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Drewery Posted October 18, 2005 Report Share Posted October 18, 2005 I have started using a ground rim since just before summer. I can say that it is well worth doing, especially for winter. I have tried both hard and soft compund pads on ground rims and they all work well (went from zoo pads to koxx browns, then to heatsink blue pads). Although pad wear rate is slightly faster the performance is much better. :$ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaXsteri Posted October 18, 2005 Report Share Posted October 18, 2005 And if your on a budget dig out your old magura black pads from the bottom of your tool box they work good on grinds :ermm: For about a week until theres no pad left :$ Just postpones the inevitable purchase of new pads, i wouldn't bother running a grind if your not going to buy harder pads Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murph Posted October 19, 2005 Report Share Posted October 19, 2005 just ground my rim so much nicer for this crappy weather :$ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BASETA26ER Posted October 19, 2005 Report Share Posted October 19, 2005 its 10 times better to have a grind than to not have a grind >_< Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Posted October 19, 2005 Report Share Posted October 19, 2005 not sure how many other people do this but, i grind my rim and when it wears down to be not to rough put a bit of tar on it and i find it is the best (Y) other wise i just put a beast of a grind on >_< Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BASETA26ER Posted October 19, 2005 Report Share Posted October 19, 2005 i also use a little bit of tar on my grind now and then!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrMonkey Posted October 19, 2005 Report Share Posted October 19, 2005 i also use a little bit of tar on my grind now and then!! Great, you can use the edit button in the future though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Oliver Posted October 19, 2005 Report Share Posted October 19, 2005 After riding with a grind i couldnt imagine riding without. Especially in the wet. >_< Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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