Quote Originally Posted by lunacycles View Post
Velocity rims/wheels are generally very nice. No reason to replace them if there aren't any problems.
I'll agree that there's no reason to replace them if they aren't bad - *but* I won't ever buy them again... The braking surface is hmmmm fragile? They tend to gouge and wear very easily and they shed copious amount of metal shavings into the brake pads, which in turn wears the rims even more... (and this can happen in the span of a single ride)

I also bought a used bike with Deep V's on it. Before I'd ridden out a winter on it I'd purchased a back up set as I'd found a good deal on ebay. Well - neither pair lasted more than one winter season before the rims became so worn that they actually fractured. I'm not a heavy rider, I clean my rims/brake pad every time I've been out in the rain and I change my pads regularly. I was pretty seriously disappointed in these rims and will not ever get another set. They just aren't the right rims for the job I need them to do (rain/commuter bike).