Originally posted by nathank
a new rim's not so expensive - $20-50. just rebuild the wheel using the old hub, the old spokes and a new rim.
I wouldn't have thunk it, but as Bikerider pointed out in the "how hard is it to build a wheel" thread, J. Brandt thinks it's okay if the spokes aren't kinked or physically damaged.
Excerpt from "Replacing a rim" in
The Bicycle Wheel:
Lay the new rim on top of the old one so that the valve stem holes lie side-by-side. Adjacent spoke holes in the rims must be offset to the same side. Spoke hole location takes precedence over the stem hole location.
Unscrew nipples one at a time and transfer each spoke to the new rim. etc.