Originally Posted by
kaiju-velo
So I destroyed a rear hub on a bargain wheelset--
The bike is mostly a foul weather commuter
and for roller riding. I got tired of adjusting cheap hubs a lot and I
threw down for a new rear wheel. Phil high flange laced to a deep v.
I didn't really care about the rim as long as it was durable. Weight isn't
a huge issue to me. I kinda wanted a low profile rim but the shop
seemed convinced that for low maintenance the velocity rims
were the way to go (32-hole). Just for the record what do folks
think the most durable rims are? I'm eventually going to
get a near front wheel. The rear is simple--silver hub
laced to black with silver spokes. Ain't goin for bling.
so i asked the guys down at vecchios (boulder, colorado) what his favorite types of rims where, and unequivocally he said DT Swiss. he said that their quality control is the absolute best, and that as far as building up wheels they are the easiest to lace. He also mentioned that they have excellent double and single eyelet rims. His only beef was that they didnt have more variety when it came to eyelet/hole configurations ( he wanted a double eyelet 36 hole).
After DT swiss he said velocity. For basically the same reasons as DT, mainly that they have great quality control and that the rims are easy to lace and stay truer longer. He also liked the fact they have lots of spoke hole configs.
After Velocity he said mavic. He mentioned their QC wasnt as good as the others (open pro's clicking at the weld) and that he thinks they have moved on from making good rims to making good wheelsets.
So basically if you havent looked into DT swiss, i would do that, they make great rims. But there kinda expensive. Personally I like velocity alot so thats usually where i look when im building wheels.