Originally Posted by
Tourist in MSN
Some of the non-machined rims are painted where there used to be a braking surface because they were intended for disc use. When almost all new bikes are disc, a lot of manufacturers have dropped products intended for rim brake use.
Please forgive my attempt at humor. The point being the Velocity Atlas IS for rim brakes. Just because the sidewalls are not machined does not make a rim disc brake specific-more information needed.
