New Rims for Rim Brake

marvin42

Hi

I considering a used Road bike with Rim breaks, because there are some good deals out there since more and more seem to move to disc breaks (and rims always worked good enough for me).

Do you think over the next years Rims breaks/wheels will be hard to find/discontinued? Are there already signs that spare rims/wheels for rim breaks are getting less common?

tomasrojo

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058359328/new-rims-for-rim-brake

Since you can still get friction levers for gear changing, I suspect you'll be ok with rim brakes for a long time to come. Might end up being largely on the cheap and lower-quality end of things though or the very expensive "classic" end of things, with the middle-quality range missing. But there are an awful lot of rim-brake bikes out there still.

CramCycle

There are also a larger range of mid to high end suppliers out there than ever before so I think so long as there is a market, there will be rim brake wheels. Low end suppliers will always be there so you will never be stuck.

fat bloke

I thought there might be a shortage a few years ago so I filled my attic with wheels! But there was no need. Still easy to buy nice wheels and unless you're commuting or heavy wintering good wheels on a good bike last an eternity.