will also build laminated ash wheel rims. Should not be a big deal but what do I use for brake pads. I know that wood rims are or were until recently still avalible so I assume that they and wood rims of old used rim type brake. While the bike will be a just a show/club ride bike, it will still need to stop and I don't want to damage the finish on the rims any more then I have to. I was thinking cork as it was used with early carbon fiber rims.
Read about Jobst Brandt's experience with wood rims in the Alps in 1959: http://tinyurl.com/c543
He found that while they didn't overheat like metal rims, they ate up normal brake pads in short order. For a show bike, you may be able to get away with using normal pads as long as you're not doing long, steep, twisty descents.
will also build laminated ash wheel rims. Should not be a big deal but what do I use for brake pads. I know that wood rims are or were until recently still avalible so I assume that they and wood rims of old used rim type brake. While the bike will be a just a show/club ride bike, it will still need to stop and I don't want to damage the finish on the rims any more then I have to. I was thinking cork as it was used with early carbon fiber rims.
Read about Jobst Brandt's experience with wood rims in the Alps in 1959: http://tinyurl.com/c543
He found that while they didn't overheat like metal rims, they ate up normal brake pads in short order. For a show bike, you may be able to get away with using normal pads as long as you're not doing long, steep, twisty descents.
