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The rim is a Velocity Aerohead, they fit their plastic 'carbon composite' constructed wheel to it and then get little blind Mexican kids to come in and paint them.
They can't be bothered to prep the wheels properly so you get lovely bubbles and bits in the paintwork. Factory fresh Aerospokes also tend to come with these really natty vertical lines round the wheel which show up when reflecting in light.
Do what I did and get a nearly new second hand Aerospoke and get a professional to prep and paint it properly. I ran a brake on it for a little while and took off the gloss but then I polished it back up and rarely brake anymore.