Originally Posted by Thylacine
I'd go for Mavic CXP33 rims myself. The Velocitys are uneyeletted, the the holes are drilled vertically and not towards the hubs, and they're not welded.
32h cross 3 should be fine under the hands of a decent wheel builder, but if you're a basher, maybe 36 cross 3 would be safer. I'm 205 and don't have a problem with the CXPs, but it does largely depend on how good your builder is. A good builder is worht their weight in, er, gold hubs.
Problem becomes #1, finding a 36 hole hub (aside from phil woods), and #2, finding a good builder.
I'm not a basher, but I've been known not to be extremely gentely either.