Lelandjt wrote:Before riding I cover each hole with a small square of electrical tape.
Wouldn’t it be better to leave them open so that the water could escape during the ride?
Moderator: robbosmans
TonyM wrote:As far as I understood, drilling holes in aluminium could weaken the part (I read that about holes in the handlebar for the Di2) but not in carbon.
So that would mean that we should try to have maybe less holes in a aluminum rim or to have carbon wheels with holes having been drilled into in order to avoid water in the rims, right?
TonyM wrote:Wouldn’t it be better to leave them open so that the water could escape during the ride?
DamonRinard wrote:TonyM wrote:Wouldn’t it be better to leave them open so that the water could escape during the ride?
Lelandjt, you are right to use compressed air. With two holes you can easily clear the water this way.
But with 4 x 3 mm holes evenly distributed, riding clears the water continuously, without the need for compressed air: the centripetal force you get automatically with rolling does the work.
TonyM wrote:Lelandjt wrote:Before riding I cover each hole with a small square of electrical tape.
Wouldn’t it be better to leave them open so that the water could escape during the ride?