Originally Posted by mihlbach

If you are using rim brakes, a machined rim is superior...it not even open to dispute among 99.9% of the cycling world. For those of you arguing the contrary and citing Sheldon Brown, Jobst Brant, or Grant Peterson, just because a few retrogrouches have a nostalgic appreciation for unmachined rims does not mean that they are better, despite whatever convoluted arguments they present. These guys are good resources, but you have to use a retrogrouch filter when reading their writings.