ACHiPo 

The Brevets will be available in March.

An email to Carson City Bicycles was less than satisfactory. They basically said "look it up" when I asked for guidance. Reminds me of a first grade teacher telling a student to look up a word they don't know how to spell--can be tough to get started!

ACHiPo 

I’m not coming up with much. At this point I’ve given up on Carson City and Velocity A23s. I’m actually ok with the looks of the A23 and it’s sturdier brother.

As much as I like the look of the Brevets (if not the thought of keeping them pretty) I’d rather not wait until March.

While there are deals on the DT Swiss 460, not that I’ve found with 36h.

Any opinion on Alex Adventure rims?

The H Plus Sons or Sun CR-18 are an option if I skip tubeless.

icemilkcoffee 

I have no first hand experience with it, but the Alex AT470 is available in 36h and all silver and $26:
https://velomine.com/products/rim-al...-36-sl-msw-trs

I myself just bought a pair of Kinlin XR26T and XR26RT(OC) rims. These are also silver and tubeless, but only available up to32h unfortunately

ACHiPo 

These Velo Orange rims look like they could work, but no weight info? Could be rebranded version of the Alex Adventure?

Doug Fattic 

I just weighed a Velo Orange Voyager 650b 36º in my shop. it weighs around 612 grams. A single Pacinti Brevet rim that is also a 650b with 36º weighed 460 grams. Of course the Voyager is a wider rim.

ACHiPo 

Wow thanks for this. I figured rim weight is a bit like price, if you have to ask, you can't afford it (or it's too heavy.) ;-)

Further research on the Alex suggests that in some cases the rim welds are not flush, which I'd think would be pretty annoying, so I think I'll hold out for a higher-quality rim (maybe the Brevet). The Alex AT470 700c 36h is listed at 475g, but that doesn't necessarily mean that's what they weigh.