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What's the chop with the 511 "funny nipples"? I'd like to use standard spokes for the build in case I need to track spare parts down in Randomville. It says you can use a regular spoke tool with their DT Swiss Squorx Pro Head Nipple (http://forums.mtbr.com/wheels-tires/anybody-building-wheels-dt-swiss-xm401-xr331-rims-896895.html). But can you replace one of those DT nipples with a standard nipple for repairs?
I guess no one is making deeper rims because it makes more sense to use cabron for that shiz.
Do all the other rims you mention use standard spokes/nipples?
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What's the chop with the 511 "funny nipples"? I'd like to use standard spokes for the build in case I need to track spare parts down in Randomville.
You can use standard spokes, but the nipples and washers are part of the rim design. Probably best to carry some spares, as the underside of the head is their non-standard hemispherical ProHead® design to match the profile of the PHR washers. The Torx drive is just the next step up from my usual preference for building from outside the rim with hex head nipples, there's a conventional square interface for fixing the wheels from the inside with a conventional spoke key.
gbj_tester
For rims the stiffest is the Kinlin XR31T and there is an offset disc brake version now.
DT Swiss RR511 is stiff but not offset more expensive and require funny nipples and nipple washers.
Pacenti SL25 is a decent rim but not offset. Otherwise I can find nothing wrong with it.
Velocity Aileron is pricey but my set have been pretty good. I have killed two rear rims though one down some steps and one in a pot hole.
DT Swiss R460 DB is nice and cheap and so is the Kinlin XR22 RTS OCR (catchy name hey0 disc brake rim. this is offset same price as the DT R460 and nicer to build with (rounder and flatter).
The archetype though is indistructable available in 36H drilling but then you are limited to mostly shimano MTB hubs like the venerable XT M756. that would be a sturdy wheel just not a light one.