Originally Posted by
indyfabz
I have a 2011 LHT and am fortunate to have relationships with shops who employee knowledgeable wheel people. I don't go ultra light and subject the bike to abuse. Indeed, just got back from an 11 day tour in Montana which featured some very harsh, unpaved roads, including one 20 mile section of dirt/rocks/gravel with massive washboards in places, including on descents. Third time the bike has been over that road since I got it. I think the wheels have been worked on twice. With that said, I am curious as to what rim the OP broke. My '11 LHT came stock with Alex Adventurer rims. IIRC, Surly switched to a different rim a few years ago.
Yes, mine have the Alex Aventurer rims as well. They are doing fine. I even had damage from hitting a chunk on concrete at about 35mph on a downhill that required pounding out, and surprisingly the rim was still true afterwards. I'm still riding on that rim every day.