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for me, it looks like just the top layer of clear coat thats flaking, you can check if there are any loose fibres sticking out of these areas and if not, the wheel should be good to use further.
HK_Berlin-
thanks, this sounds like what I want to hear👍
I also read up a bit and braked really hard on the wheel with no adverse effects so I'm going with "cosmetic damage, no risk of involuntary dental reconstruction"
(no legal proceedings will be undertaken against user HK_Berlin even in the likely event of my death)
shinkuu_kiss
How worried should I be about this?
It appears to just be the lacquer but I think it was caused by a crash around 2 months ago which put the wheel pretty badly out of true and jammed this side of the rim into the brake shoe as I went down. (As far as I remember it was OK at the time and I've only just noticed, probably because I literally only ride this bike at night)
I have been considering getting new wheels anyway but staying in budget on rims and getting wider and/or tubeless tires looks like it will add about 200g per wheel... if tubeless they'll be faster overall but that weight difference is going to be noticeable and one of the things I enjoy about this bike how quick to accelerate it feels due to the light rims and tires.