Dt Swiss R450 Rim - 32h, 700c, Black

This rim seems strong, box shaped like mavic ma rim. However its tight fitting which makes tires hard to install. I heard some DT are like this.

Performs exactly as you'd expect. An aluminum rim made for DT Swiss. Straight, weight is reasonable, built up into a nice wheel. If I were looking for a durable 32 spoke rim, value priced, I'd buy this one again.

Good rims, but with a problem, huge holes inside rim for installing spoke nipples....., why, your tube can get pinched with the recommended 18 mm wide strip. ( it happened to me in the middle of a century ride ) the solution is a 20 mm wide rim strip. I e-mailed swiss DT about the problem....., never responded. they need to make the inside holes smaller, and more toward the center.

I've built up two of these in recent years and they've been fantastic. They're strong and stay true even for a 200 lb rider. Two recent rims I've ordered needed to be returned, however. Their seam (this rim is pin joined not welded) gaps were pretty large (about a 1/2 mm or at least enough to let let light shine clearly through). So if you order them, ask your shipper to do a visual inspection first and then inspect them carefully upon receipt. I can't assert anything for sure, but having a gap in the seam large enough to let light through is probably a manufacturing defect.