I'm looking for some alloy rims to replace the steel ones on one of my bikes. For some reason people on ebay seem to think old 27" wheels are worth some money - so looking elsewhere I noticed that Niagra sells a variety of 27" rims for comparatively (read surprisingly) low prices.

I wanted to know if anybody has got a set of Weinmann 219, or Alex X404 rims. I can't imagine them being any worse than the steel wheels I have on the bike right now, but if I'm going through the bother of lacing up wheels, I'd hope that they're better.

Any insight is appreciated.