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Good to look for a reason not to, but it sounds like you made your decision. I know I would go Enve, if I could. Not that I'd know (pffh) but sounds like the rims are worth their entry fee and the fact these will never get worn through braking, makes them fully justified*
*in my mind, for my future road disc project.
b'jammin-
Yeah, that's partially my reason to go all out, I'd never spend that sort of money on a rim that'll get worn out but realistically they should last indefinitely with no pads wearing them away (plz don't crash).
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This is a good question - will a set of high quality full carbon rims, with disc brakes last for 5+ years without issue. Assuming sensible riding, no crashing and a good initial build. Has there been any evidence that carbon rims fail after a certain period?
Seems like you'd need at least 5 years of service to justify the initial outlay. I'm pretty sure you could build new rims on to hubs several times before matching the cost of carbon rims alone. Still want aero carbonz and disc brakes on next bike tho...
MBroady
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I think Reynolds are complete only, plus it seems that Zipp, HED and Reynolds disc rims are just the regular rims with stickers that go over the braking service, whereas Enve are actually redesigned and 200g lighter due to lack of braking surface (and only available complete).