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atk in reply to @gbj_tester

Thanks, I've given the rims a good clean and swapped in another new set of pads, going to keep a much closer eye on it now, then get annoyed with the amount of effort and buy a disc frameset at the end of the month... that'll teach me for trying to buy nice things...

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ugosantalucia in reply to @atk

You were just badly advised. I have built several hundred Archetype rims. The black wears out in 100-300 miles typically. I have never seen an Archetype that stays black if you brake on.

Other anodised rim tracks last longer: my Nemesis grey track lasted around 1000 miles of dry only use

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atk in reply to @ugosantalucia

Badly advised? To be clear - I'm not expecting the brake tracks to stay black, the anodising has already worn off. I was concerned by the chunks of alumina getting stuck in the pads (both the size and frequency at which it was occurring) and if possibly, how to reduce it.

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