Originally Posted by
wolfchild
Cracks around spoke holes and spokes pulling through isn`t an issue with modern quality rims which were build and tensioned properly...What really wears out aluminum rims are bikes with rim brakes which are ridden a lot during winter when there is a lot of slush, salt and grit on the roads.
Aluminum rims will fail if ridden long enough, even if the build quality is excellent.
The failure mode is fatigue cracking.
In fact, anything made of aluminum will eventually fail, if it is stress cycled enough times.