ExtremeSquared, How many miles and how much overloaded?

Here's a link to a post about Velocity Chukker rims I was considering for my primary touring bike: http://www.bikeforums.net/touring/10...fo-please.html The only reason I didn't buy them at the time is because the rims on my second touring bike weren't as bad as I thought, which were going to be replaced with the primary bike's wheel set.

Otherwise I think that build quality has as much, or more, to do with wheel longevity than eyelets (an old debate) or even many of the other aspects to what makes a good wheel that we nit-pick over.

Brad