Clear anodized parts are practical in many instances but you wouldn’t want non anodized rims. I had some Dura Ace tubeless wheels with a carbon "fairing" attached to a non anodized rim. The brake track would get buffed by the brakes but the sealant inside the tire caused a bunch of corrosion inside. Anodizing puts a thin layer of aluminum oxide, Al2O3, which is super hard and seems to prevent corrosion because the previous DA wheels were anodized and did not corrode from Stan’s sealant. Non anodized parts can look pretty shitty pretty quick.
March 20, 2023, 9:15 a.m. - Andy Eunson
Clear anodized parts are practical in many instances but you wouldn’t want non anodized rims. I had some Dura Ace tubeless wheels with a carbon "fairing" attached to a non anodized rim. The brake track would get buffed by the brakes but the sealant inside the tire caused a bunch of corrosion inside. Anodizing puts a thin layer of aluminum oxide, Al2O3, which is super hard and seems to prevent corrosion because the previous DA wheels were anodized and did not corrode from Stan’s sealant. Non anodized parts can look pretty shitty pretty quick.