Originally Posted by
WhyFi
H+Son sell quite a few hard anodized rims. The last set of rim brake wheels that I built up were Archetypes. Good rims. I mean, the brake track looked a bit ass after the first wet, gritty ride, but they were nice.
Yup - hard anodized or ceramic coated rims are still around albeit harder to find.
Every few weeks another OE drops rim brake options. Funny because at the same time my rim brake business is just getting more busy. People holding on with their fingernails not wanting to have to pony up for the now $9k bike upgrade.