I'm building my second fixie and have found that the rims I was planning to reuse are in pretty crummy shape. I'm wondering if anyone has any recommendations for a good quality inexpensive rim. I'm looking for something drilled 32H that can take 25-32 mm tires.

I found the Alex Adventurer for $24 and the Alex DM18 for $16 and he Sun CR-18 for $27.

Anyone have any opinions on those, or other suggestions?

Don't forget that shipping may kill any savings you might make versus going to the LBS. Rims are big and shipping is price accordingly.

I had alex td17's on my 29er. They are a disc only rim and can take 25's and 2.1's. Plenty strong. black with no braking surface. I've seen them as low as $25

I've ridden CR-18's for a year now and they're great. I'm a heavy guy and they've held up fine 32 hole front/rear.

Good to know, thank you! Someone just offered to trade me for a pair of unused rims, so I'll have to see what he's got and if not I'll go for the CR-18s.

I just read that 32 spoke 3-cross wheels are about 33% weaker than 36 spoke 3-cross wheels. Does anyone know where that figure comes from??

someone's ass.

Heh

The rims this guy's offering to sell me are Weinmann 519's. Hrmph. Single walled doesn't sound too good to me... guess I'll hafta buy something new.

I bought a pair from airbomb.com for $51 including shipping.