Originally Posted by
tjspiel
I've seen the dimpled variety too, but the ones I had were serrated and I as I said, wet weather braking was pretty bad...
Fair enough
Originally Posted by
tjspiel
Stainless steel will rust...
Yes. or otherwise corrode, or not, depending on the grade of stainless and the conditions to which it is subjected. I don't anticipate problems with my Saphir rims.
Originally Posted by
tjspiel
As far as strength and durability goes, a good, strong double walled alloy rim with a sufficient number of spokes would be as good...
Certainly competitive, I agree, and in fact, as I mentioned, two of my
rugged wheels have aluminum alloy rims. The Saphir rims are double wall, by the way.