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calamarichris
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Speedy, Retro-looking Rims for Vintage Merckx

The bike (in the middle):



The specs:
700c, clincher, 32h, rim brake (naturally), mated to Shimano Sante hubs.


The current choice:
Velocity's Quill rims.


What other rim options are there? I'm open to actual vintage rims, but as a fat old MAMIL with a FUBAR heart valve, I'm hoping for something speedier than the current box-section rims, and something a little more forgiving than the current 36h heavy gauge spokes. The current wheels feel like riding on cinderblocks underwater.


The cranks above have been replaced with a NOS set of Sante cranks, so I'm learning toward getting the rims in white, but am interested in guidance and other options out there.

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