We don't hear much about Ryde rims (from Netherlands, formerly Rigida rims) and I just built up a set for myself and rode them for the first time today.
I used the Ryde Pulse Sprint rim - their lightest rim - and my pair averaged 386g each. That's very light for a tubeless ready clincher rim. My Pacenti SL23 v2 weigh 420 & 428g so we save 75g on a pair of rims.
The rim specs are (measured by me) -
392 & 381g.
22mm wide, 20mm deep.
10mm wide brake track (lots of width for easy pad setup). Silver track.
OS bed rear rim.
They're "tubeless ready" and for $#its & giggles I mounted and unmounted the same tires and tubes on the Ryde and a pair of Pacenti SL23 v2. To me, it takes the same amount of effort (or lack of) with no levers needed for installation and one lever for removal. I'd rate them as "very easy". I used two layers of Pacenti rim tape.
The rims have a well finished sleeved joint and looking down through a rim bed hole I can see goo oozing out of the sleeve. That means no rattling rims here!
I used the excellent and cost-effective Bitex hubs from BikeHubStore.com and Brandon laser etched them for me.
Spokes were 24/28 Sapim CX-Sprint (the poor-man's CX-Rays) at 1.2x2.2mm dimensions (CX-Ray - 0.9x2.2).
Brandon sells the rims and ThorUSA sells the rims and the CX-Sprint spokes.
I did radial front and 2x/1x rear lacing.
Nipples were Wheelfanatyk spline-drive in green (yowzer!).
The wheelset weighs 1410g.
I only managed a short first ride but I can tell ya that they spin up fast, hold their speed well, are laterally rigid and vertically compliant!! :D Oh yeah, they pull the chicks too.
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