Bill, surmising a wheelset’s attributes via its cost is rarely helpful
. The OP did state they’re double-walled and while he could be mistaken, or may have been misled, he also may be entirely correct, so why second guess what he stated about them being double-walled until there’s just cause to do so?
Both of my new 32-spoke Rhyno Lite 26” wheelsets are double-walled, have machined braking surfaces, and are laced to Deore hubs
. One of the wheelsets cost $90 via the Internet and has welded seams and the rim is 29
.5mm wide while the other cost $125 at a Performance Bike shop and has pinned seams and the rim is 27mm wide
. They’re incredibly strong rims
.
My friend purchased a new 24-spoke 26” wheelset via the Internet and they’re also double-walled, have pinned seams, have machined braking surfaces, cost a mere $77 and their shipping was free! I don’t recollect the rim’s width, but it’s slightly narrower (likely just 25mm or thereabouts)
. He has roughly 3,000 miles on them now, so they’ve cost him roughly 2
.567 cents per mile of use thus far
. He sure got his money’s worth on that wheelset and they’re still healthy
.
Until he knows precisely how wide those rims are, I’d hold off on purchasing tires for those rims
. A wide rim with a narrow tire not only looks ridiculous, but it’s also unsafe
.