IanM wrote:Bopomofo wrote:Might have missed it in this thread IanM, but what wheel do you have that cover on? Is it a deep rim and if so is it getting worn like Tesseract says.
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My wheel's got these rims -
http://www.stradawheels.co.uk/shop/ambrosio-excellight/ - they're heavyweight training rims rather than deep sections.
I haven't yet taken the covers off, mainly because they were quite difficult to get on (until I finally got the knack for working the fasteners). I hadn't planned to take them off to be honest, but hadn't other than idly considered they might be damaging the rim or the fasteners might be weakening. I'll have a look over the weekend, and also ask on TTF if people leave them on or take them off between races.
I think you'll be OK on training wheels, esp if they're alloy. I had a HED Jet9 if I remember, and there was a definite mark on the carbon fairing bit. Nothing serious BTW, just the shine was worn off.
The advice not to leave on the wheels was in the Aerojacket instructions, I emailed Wheelbuilder and they said:
The recommended use for our disc covers is for races only. Of course, some pre-race training rides will be fine.
There will be no damage to the wheel to keep the covers on. If you have a race specific wheel, it is okay to keep the covers on so long as it is stored indoors to avoid extreme temperature exposure.
Riding with covers for your daily use will drastically shorten the life of the covers.
That was 3 years ago (yes I keep everything
) so they might have improved the design?