Sand a Eurus rim??

Neil Brooks said:

Went down yesterday. My eyes suck, so ... now and again, I miss
something.

Yesterday, it was one of those snake-like gouges in the pavement JUST
the width of a tire. The side of the pavement from which I approached
(in a turn) was slightly higher than the far side, so the groove was
pretty well invisible.

Caught the tire and--in an instant--smacked me down.

All is well, BUT ... it left two minor gouges on the outer edge of the
braking surface, perpendicular to the direction of travel. Makes a
slight sound when the pads hit it. Can't feel it through the lever.

Leave 'em alone? Worry about 'em? Post a close-up pic so a better
recommendation can be made?

If the sound irritated me, I'd sand/file them gently. Otherwise I
wouldn't worry about it.

Joseph

Neil Brooks said:

Went down yesterday. My eyes suck, so ... now and again, I miss
something.

Yesterday, it was one of those snake-like gouges in the pavement JUST
the width of a tire. The side of the pavement from which I approached
(in a turn) was slightly higher than the far side, so the groove was
pretty well invisible.

Caught the tire and--in an instant--smacked me down.

All is well, BUT ... it left two minor gouges on the outer edge of the
braking surface, perpendicular to the direction of travel. Makes a
slight sound when the pads hit it. Can't feel it through the lever.

Leave 'em alone? Worry about 'em? Post a close-up pic so a better
recommendation can be made?

I'd sand just enough to remove any ridges (high drifts in the metal),
but not to remove any grooves. Then I'd see how things worked and leave
it if the sound went away.

Hope you are ok from that fall.

-paul

Neil Brooks said:

Went down yesterday .. All is well, BUT ... it left two minor gouges
on the outer edge of the braking surface, perpendicular to the
direction of travel, and they are noisey.

Sand it with a very fine paper - 600, 1000, 1200, or even 1500/2000.
use a small sanding block to maximize sanding on the gouged area and
minmize / spread the impact on the undamaged areas.

Your brake pads do the same thing grinding away at your rims.

- Don Gillies
San Diego, CA

On 9 Jun 2006 18:23:33 -0700, [email hidden] (Donald Gillies)

Quoted message said:

Neil Brooks said:

Went down yesterday .. All is well, BUT ... it left two minor gouges
on the outer edge of the braking surface, perpendicular to the
direction of travel, and they are noisey.

Sand it with a very fine paper - 600, 1000, 1200, or even 1500/2000.
use a small sanding block to maximize sanding on the gouged area and
minmize / spread the impact on the undamaged areas.

Your brake pads do the same thing grinding away at your rims.

Thanks, Don, Joseph, and Paul.

I did use some ~1000 grit on it earlier today with a piece of scrap
wood as a block. I sort of concluded exactly what Don said: the brake
pads--if given a *reasonably* smooth surface to start with--will do
the rest of this by themselves just fine.

Yesterday I was a bit like the old Monty Python "Ministry of Silly
Walks" skit, had a slight tear in a jersey sleeve, and a skinned
elbow. No biggie.

Today was pretty much no problem, back on the bike ... hyper-vigiilant
about road surface irregularities... for a wonderful, long ride.

Thanks again.

Neil Brooks said:

Went down yesterday. My eyes suck, so ... now and again, I miss
something.

Yesterday, it was one of those snake-like gouges in the pavement JUST
the width of a tire. The side of the pavement from which I approached
(in a turn) was slightly higher than the far side, so the groove was
pretty well invisible.

Caught the tire and--in an instant--smacked me down.

All is well, BUT ... it left two minor gouges on the outer edge of the
braking surface, perpendicular to the direction of travel. Makes a
slight sound when the pads hit it. Can't feel it through the lever.

Little emery paper, make 'em smooth, no big deal.

Quoted message said:

Leave 'em alone? Worry about 'em? Post a close-up pic so a better
recommendation can be made?

TIA,
Neil

Qui si parla Campagnolo said:

Neil Brooks said:

Went down yesterday. My eyes suck, so ... now and again, I miss
something.

Yesterday, it was one of those snake-like gouges in the pavement JUST
the width of a tire. The side of the pavement from which I approached
(in a turn) was slightly higher than the far side, so the groove was
pretty well invisible.

Caught the tire and--in an instant--smacked me down.

All is well, BUT ... it left two minor gouges on the outer edge of the
braking surface, perpendicular to the direction of travel. Makes a
slight sound when the pads hit it. Can't feel it through the lever.

Little emery paper, make 'em smooth, no big deal.

Grazie, Pietro.

get pads' angles open to rear!

Quoted message said:

get pads' angles open to rear!

Or ... as Homer Simpson might say ... T'Oh