Good stuff K.Wong,
Whats the best rim for ya buck?
some might disagree strongly - alex dm22s, sun ryno lites xls, alienation deviant - for hand feel, weight and prices.
odyssey 7ka, hazzard lites, hoffmans and gsport ribcage for strength and prices.
in actual usage, there's not much differences between the 7005 aluminium rims and 6000 aluminium rims - spoke tension, count, quality spokes and consistant truing and good nipples play a larger part in how well your wheels rolls and last.
I have been using the same Primo Balance 7 series rims with GSport nipples for two years. No problems.
I think you guys may be confusing them with the cheaper 6 series Balance rims which did have issues with spoke nipples pulling through.
nope - ordered the 7005 balance rims from flatland fuel; unless patrick swipe me the 6000 series and charged me for the 7005 series (which i don't think he did, patrick is a stand-up guy), and i had primo warrentied them as such.
like i said before,
i suspected that there's was a faulty batch, my ex-rims had their side wall split open too! my warrentied rims are alright so far...
i purchased my rims when there was a $20 extra charge for chrome 48's. the weight is 436 g+(chrome's slightly heavier) versus the 425g+ for the ryno light
XL@$49.99 and 394g (no chrome option @ flatland fuel) for the sun envy rims @ $54.99. and i sure crc has great deals on sun rims too!(i purchased my 1.5" pinned sun rynolite for like $34 usd?).
yes, i know i'm comparing 7005 money for 6000 series money but i feel the the 6000 series aluminium are good enough for me and haven't given the headache the 7005 rims did so...