I have one bike with Deep Vee rims and another with Fusions. I'm totally sold on Velocity rims. I'm most interested in a very strong rim due to my size and feel that Velocity gives me that.

With regards to the eyelet/no-eyelet issue (this comes up occasionally as an indicator of rim quality), it's apples and oranges. Some manufacturers make their rims with uniform wall thickness and the eyelets provide the added strength needed to prevent nipple break through. Others (like velocity) extrude their rims with a varying wall thickness where the thickest part is located at the spoke hole. I suspect both schools could present loads of studies showing their way is best but ultimately it's just two different ways to achieve the same end.

Of course, cheap rims with uniform wall thickness and no eyelets .... that's a different story but that's not what we're talking about.

With regards aerodynamics, I agree that the Deep Vee rim doesn't have as 'foil-like' a profile as some others but I don't know how that really translates to drag in the case of a spinning, spoked wheel ... besides, areodynamics is of little importance to me knowing that I could do more to lower my drag coefficient by spending a few dollars on more salads than fancier rims ;-)

As to the finish? My Deep Vee's are painted and have yet to scratch in a year of city riding ... they clean up like new. My Fusions are anodized which I feel is inferior. I've heard a rumor that all rims will be painted in the future.

Jim