Double Wall vs Single wall?
 

Guys,

My MTB now has single wall rims and they are almost at the end of their lives. Everytime I go in a bike shop the sellers try to make me buy the double walled ones. Aren't those heavier than the ones I currently own? Are there any recomended brands?

Thanks. I'm a bit confused,

Ricardo

I'd like to get an answer to that too, 'coz I'm planning to buy 1.5" Panaracer tires and Mavic rims. I guess lighter would be much better, since I use my bike mostly on-road.

On the road, the less weight the better. Off the road a double walled tire is more sturdier than a single wall will ever be, the weight difference is also minimal.

You want double wall for any offroad application, most high quality rims have this.

Exactly what phantomcow said, double wall=stronger.

Less flex too...

This would stand as a "pro" when it comes to truing the wheel, wouldn't it? Could be a little more stubborn to get in place I would assume, yet it would maintain that finished trued state for a longer time. Eh?

You should lace your own wheels. It is very complicated...however, extremely rewarding. Mine came out awesome and I never did it before!

Well it is alot easier than it looks...

To be honest...lacing was the easy part. The hardest part I had was getting the spoke calculators spot on. Part of it was me learning, but mostly because I had erroneous hub measurements from the web site!! Pain in the ass. Not to mention I was getting conflicting rim ERD #'s as well. So it wasn't the lacing, nor the calculators...no it was having all the accurate numbers! :rolleyes:

Lyrics ;)

Too easy......... Sade "Smooth Operator"

Rhyno Lite rims have the best rep. I've run Mavic also and no problems XC.
....I've a cheaper Alex double wall that runs fine as well.
The Rhynos can be purchased in a welded version, the join of the rim is stronger.
My mech advised 32 hole with heavier guage spoke rather than the opposite-36\lighter spoke.

Depends were you go riding mate, if you are into single track and loose rocky rooty terain. GET DOUBLE WALLED tyres, if you a canal bank rider stick with your single wall.

The only way the single wall will be better is price.
Single wall will be either heavier or weaker than a double wall. A double wall makes more efficent use of the material so you can get a rim that is the same strenght as a single wall but using less material.