Hello,

Now, I'm ready to built wheel for my new Surly Disc Trucker frame. My dealer can have and suggest Mavic or Sunringlé rims.

What do you think about those 2 brands and wich model wil be best for touring most of the time on paved road, with some trip on gravel/hard-earth roads to.

Thanks again,
François

I used both for a few thousand miles. Both were great. I don't think there is a big difference between the two.

The Mavic might be slightly stronger due to their high engineering standards, but the Sun Ringle will still be plenty strong and will likely be cheaper. Of course, there are cheap mavic rims and expensive Sun Ringle rims, but that's the general idea I've gotten from my rim selections.

For Sun Ringle, I like the Sun Ringle Rhyno Lite if you are planning to run a wide-ish tire, and I like the Mavic 719.

Flip a coin. You win either way.

I would probably go with Mavic if those were my two choices but I would probably try and go with either Velocity or WTB if I had more choice.

Though I have heard decent things about both Sun Ringle and Mavic

I was thinking Rhyno Lite, but my wheelbuilder says that the Mavic 719 is a better choice. Guess it better be at 2X the cost! Then there is Velocity also with the "V" wheel.

i've had both. one set of mavics were anodized black and after a while it was apparent by looking at the wear pattern that the brake track bowed out between the spokes, possibly due to either a weak rim or excessive spoke tension, wearing the anodizing off quickly, while leaving remnants of it at the spoke nipples. other than that i've had no trouble with them.

lately i've been buying SunRingle rims. probably because they are inexpensive . anyway, i have no complaints with them.

Sun Rhyno Lite rims working fine on 2-yr old Disc Trucker though I haven't ridden over much bad surfaces. Have used heavy-duty Mavics in the past that were bullet-proof even over 1,000's of km's of bad roads. I wonder if many tourists don't over-spec the rims. Only wheel failures I've had were from wrong spoke tension.

Depends on what models you are looking at and what you want to use the wheels for.

I have a set of Sun cr18 rims laced to some older 36hole shimano hubs with plain gauge spokes and love em.
They were built well.

I'll build some wheels this winter and use cr18s again. Cheap and good so far. Can't complain.

I have a couple sets of sun cr18s that i built with tiagra hubs that have served me well. I have used them on tours as well as daily 12 mile commute. For the price they can't be beat. I have no experience with mavic although as others have pointed out 719s are at least twice as much as the cr18s. If money doesn't matter go with the mavics. i think in the touring world they are a standard other rims are judged by.

I Vote on Sun Ringle Rhyno lite rims and u looking at 700c?

I am using Sun Ringle Rhyno lites XL 26in rims love them

The A719s are pretty sweet; so are the A319s. You won't go wrong with the rhyno lite either. I've used both the A719 and the rhyno lites extensively.

I have some of each company .. In 26" I Like the EX721 Mavic as came on that bike ,ditto Sun CR 18 in 406 on my Bike Friday ,

The other Rhyno (not the light) in 40 / 48 hole 700c on my HD tour rig

88 spoke wheelset before was using Mavic mod 4, have a Mod 3 & E2 on other bikes

I have used A719s and am currently on A319s. I have no complaints other than I wore through the sidewall of my 719. But riding in all weather will do that after many years of commuting. The only other issue I have is that I'm currently running a 38/40mm tire, and I feel like I might benefit from a wider rim, especially if I ever wanted the tire to be wider, which I could see doing it if my frame could accommodate a wider tire. If I were starting from scratch, I'd be looking at something a little wider. Some of the Sun Rhyno rims look like a good bet.