Originally Posted by
berner
I ended up with a slight bend on the rim, from an unknown cause, of a Velocity A23 rim. Probably hit a pot hole on the road. I bought a new A23 rim which is the new dual tubeless or tube rim. I do not like the new rim on account that the rim tape has to be very carefully centered or it interferes with the tire bead seating and becomes a large annoyance. I ended up buying stretchy plastic rim tape that I was able to narrow with scissors for an accurate fit. Otherwise the rim is fine. If I need new rims, I'll go with with Hed Ardennes in the future.
Velocity on its website points out that you have to be very careful with the type of rim tape you use with a velocity A23; that's more than a little annoying,
. I really like the A23s and everything I've read about them but this may be enough for me to cross them off my list. Thanks for the info.