Bicycle Mechanics - I need a bullet proof 700cc 36 hole rim.

Well I am loosing weight but I still want a tuff rear wheel. My commute bike is a great Italian racing bike (G) so it was not built for the abuse of someone that now weighs only 227 and getting lighter.
I have some speed bumps to go over and the usual rough pavement. The bike path is like a washboard with gravel at the end.
I would like atleast a month between truing the rear wheel.
So what should I get that will really take abuse. I can only fir 25 tires on and I keep them fully inflated.

Most 36-spoke wheels will be tough enough if they are properly built. I use a light-touring Mavic rim , the MA3, and it does the job. It is about the widest rim that a 25mm tyre will fit safely.

Dunno if these are even made anymore, but my hybrid has a Weinmann Concave rim on the back. Been absolutely bulletproof; I bought the bike used, so it's probably got 12,000 miles on it. It's been the only back wheel on my year-round commuter bike for a few years (including winters that are HARSH on roads). A year or so ago the rear der got a mind of its own and committed suicide in the spokes while I was doing about 25 MPH downhill. Broke the main der body in two, chewed up the jockey wheels, bent the jockey hanger into something Daliesque, bent the walls of several links of chain and took out about a half-dozen drive-side spokes. The rim trued up within a few minutes after I got it relaced.

'Course, it's always carried 700x32 to 700x38 tires; dunno if there's one for a x25.

I weigh 235 and my bike has Vuelta Airline 3 rims. They are deep section (about 28 mm) which makes them stiff, 19mm internal width 22mm external width. I think they are reputed to be low quality rims, but they have supported my wieght through many potholes without complaint. I believe butted 14/15 spokes will also make a more robust wheel, since they will stretch more under shock load.

Bullet proof you say? then try a new neighborhood or these, the Sun CR18 rim laced with DT Alpine III with brass nipples and laced 4x. If your also going to be buying new hubs find hubs made for touring like Phil Woods and go with 40 or 48 spokes especially in the rear (40 should be more than enough if your not touring and 36 would also be adequate). Obviously if you use 36 hole hubs they would be cheaper to obtain then Phil Woods.

250#++ Mavic open pro 32 on a ultegra hub......over 5 years old.

Most 36-spoke wheels will be tough enough if they are properly built. I use a light-touring Mavic rim , the MA3, and it does the job. It is about the widest rim that a 25mm tyre will fit safely.

ma3's suck I had a spoke pull out after 500 miles. I posed about it and it is a big problem with that rim.

250#++ Mavic open pro 32 on a ultegra hub......over 5 years old.

275 lbs here on 32 hole Mavic Open Pro's. 2000 miles on chip and seal roads and they are not even out of true. I run a 700x25 front and rear and usually have them pumped up to 120-125lbs.

Well I am loosing weight but I still want a tuff rear wheel. My commute bike is a great Italian racing bike (G) so it was not built for the abuse of someone that now weighs only 227 and getting lighter.
I have some speed bumps to go over and the usual rough pavement. The bike path is like a washboard with gravel at the end.
I would like atleast a month between truing the rear wheel.
So what should I get that will really take abuse. I can only fir 25 tires on and I keep them fully inflated.

I would also recommend the Mavic Open Pro (32 holes). They are very solid and stay true for a very long time. And they have nice modern looks.

I know that they are not 36-spoke monsters, but I've had great success on my Cane Creek Arrowhead wheels. I'm 245# and I trained for--and raced--in five triathlons last year on them without ever having to true them once. I found them on sale for about $250 online and it was one of the best purchaces I've ever made!

Open Pro 36 hole is the way to go, or a newer model with equal strength is the CXP 33.. This is an aero rim which is just a hair narrower than the Open Pro Rims.. Both are Mavic and have great lateral and overall strength.. I have been using my Open Pro's for 8 years with only a slight truing job needed a few times.. No broken spokes or pulled spokes..