Originally Posted by
scarlson
I was given a pair of scruffy and scuffed-up looking carbon fiber wheels. I want to know what this crowd thinks about riding on them.
I see an aluminum brake track. Any chance that this is carbon built around an aluminum rim?
If that's the case, I would make sure that the bond is in good shape around the carbon/aluminum interface. That damage looks like it's not on the spokes, so I personally wouldn't worry about it too much.
Of course, this is just my opinion based on a few photographs. YMMV
And while I am not a structural engineer, I don't know for certain unlike others, that the damage on your wheels is structural. Put it on the trainer, see what happens. Ride it around the block, see what happens.
I worry more about a tacoed aluminum wheel than a assploding crabon wheel.
Oh yeah, what he said
