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Yes, but CSS is not a ceramic coating. And considering its intense durability I would be really interested in testing its longevity against disc brake rotors. The tungsten carbide coating really is that good.

I've built with quite a few of these rims and to take an example from one case, their complete lack of wear after being used for long commuter miles for two years from a seriously big guy, a 21 stone ex-rower, who rides 100-120 miles a week in all conditions and absolutely luuurrrrves to sit on the brakes.
For context I built this guy a rear wheel using a Mavic XM719, if I remember correctly, and within a month his braking habits and bulk combined to wear the rim concave as if it had been used for a year by a normal sized brake botherer. I was astounded when the wheel came back in for the standard post-wheel build check.
I looked at his Andra rim the other day and the braking surface is virtually unscathed.

All this just makes me want the CSS-suitable brake blocks for caliper brakes more! This makes me a rich retrogrouch or something.

Maybe I could carve my own out of the V brake ones?!