Originally Posted by
Seattle Forrest
Have you ever heard of anyone getting a hydraulic leak on a bike? There are a lot of hypothetical things that could go wrong. Metal rims could fail from wear on there brake tracks. I've actually heard if that happening to somebody.
I was with a guy when his brake track blew off, it sounded like a gunshot. When I used to mtb in snow a lot I would wear through brake tracks regularly.
Have seen other road bike wheels with a failed brake track.