are these rims decent?

[specialized_biker]

i bent a rim so im upgrading to something a little better. i dotn want to spend too much so this is what i found http://www.jensonusa.com/store/product.asp?number=50245
i ride on rocks, a lott of technical and jumps but im not too advanced yet i just want soething sturdy and light and cheap. OR would it be worth the 40 dollars to go up to these http://www.jensonusa.com/store/product.asp?number=50255 thanks in advance for your help.

[mtnbykr]

b,

go w/ the less-expensive lx hubs w/ the sun rim. imo, the sun rim will hold up better and the hubs are fine. when you ruin these in 2-3 years, then upgrade your whole bike :p

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[sensorysonic]

My bro swears by Sun Rhino Lite rims for x-country riding. He's a serious Clydesdale, and Sun makes the only rims he can't thrash out.

[country]

my brother is also a clydesdale type. He destroys wheels because he jumps everything and he weighs between 210-240. He got some rhynolites and had a master wheel builder lace them up an it's made all the difference. He still has to take them back in to get the spokes tightened once in a while. Check and see if the wheels built by Jenson are hand or maching built. If they are machine take them into a good wrench who can evenly tension the spokes so you will have less issues with them later.

I have a set of wheels laced up by a good wheel builder 3 years ago and they still have no need to be trued. I have done 3, 4, 5 drops with them and 3500 xc/trail miles with them. They are hugi 240/mavic 317 with dt revolution spokes. Not exactly freeride wheels but they are built well. A bad crash can wreck the best of wheels though. Start out with good work and they'll be better alot longer.

[sensorysonic]

Yes, I agree, good hand-built wheels are the key! My bro had his Rhyno Lite wheelset built up locally and he's a Clydesdale. I purchased a machine built Bontrager Mustang/Xt hub wheel one season, as I needed a wheel for a race the next day, and had no time to have one built up. Machine built wheels aren't tensioned as accurate, not even close. I rode mine for a few weeks, broke them in, then had a local shop tension and true the wheel properly, and then it was bombproof. I've read a lot of reviews on MTBR.com, about rims, and people will complain about a rim being bad, and many times its because they didn't have it built up by a good wheel builder. I guess, when it comes to cheap prices, I'll quote Grant Hart, 'Nobody Rides for Free'!