I read through the thread, not realizing it was old. As I was reading, I collected my thoughts on what I would write. And I see I did write in here. It's weird to read stuff I wrote and don't remember.

It's true that the Rigida rims of the late 70's and early 80's were soft. But if you kept your tires inflated, they would do well. I liked Super Champion better, and I liked Mavic even better than that, but the Rigida was my third-favorite, well above the Italian and Japanese brands. Rigida rims were not heavy.