Ok, I want to clear some things up.
It is almost a golden rule to avoid rims with brakeline indicators
(slit across the sidewall) for example: Viz, old-KH pre-2005, just to
name a couple. This is because sidewalls collapse easier and that
brakeline looks horrible and is of no benefit to trials unis.
Then we move onto factors like drilled/undrilled and
eyeletted/uneyeletted.
I'd avoid getting a drilled rim personally, because before you even go
on to flatspotting the rim, you'll probably first snap off the tiny
joints of metal between the huge drilled holes and the spoke holes.
(Check the part of the rim that touches against the rimtape if you're
unclear of what I mean).
Undrilled rims are what, 100g (or even less?) heavier than drilled
rims, and they are really a lot stronger if they have a quality
design.
Regarding eyelets, yes, they do add a bit of weight as they are
essentially steel rings pressed into the spoke holes, but they are
really beneficial because uneyeletted rims sometimes have stress-risers
forming around the spoke hole area. Not good news. Therefore, eyelets
are a plus.
A really important factor too: Width.
Especially if you're a trials rider, you want good width. Wide rims aid
in balance, it is a proven theory and turned into fact. Just ask any
good biketrials rider who knows what they are talking about and they
WILL tell you that wider rims are more preferable. Wider rims also give
the tyres a squarer profile and make them appear 'fatter', but this is
partly what adds the balance benefits.
With all that being said, there are 2 major rim manufacturers for
trials rims:
Jetset and Alex, I think. (those are the two off the top of my head).
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Jetset make: Onza, Try-All, Kris Holm, Viz, Monty, Echo, Zhi, and so
on.
Alex make: DX32.
The Jetset design is common, very common, and pretty neat infact. In my
opinion, the current best rim out there is the Try-All undrilled
'street' rim: the ones that come on the Orange Bud and DH Pro Street
unis. They have the strength benefits of being undrilled and eyeletted
as well as having a nice width at 47 or 48mm or so. To top that off,
they are made of 7000 series aluminium, which is another plus for rims
over 6000 series alu.
Try-All undrilled (47mm wide)... a tad pricey, but it is worth it in my
opinion. If you are a street rider that doesn't really do trialsy stuff
like balancing then width isn't too crucial so a KH2005 rim or Nimbus
rim'd do fine (they are 42mm wide).
Hope this helped
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