Alex Rims

Alex Rims are both a big secret & a known brand. Maybe we call that a known secret? They have been manufacturing bomb-proof rims for a long time. And you will see wheels built with these reliable rims on all kinds of bikes. This is because they offer a really broad range of options in rims. And they are on the cutting edge of the latest improvements in aluminium profile design & joining.

We build wheels with Alex Rims at our workshop in Richmond, and will always recommend them. These are high quality rims at a budget price, and you are sure to find something to match any bike.

If you are looking to replace a wheel on your bike & you’ve found the Alex Rims logo, that’s good news! Because we can find you a wheel that will replace yours with no problem. And if you are immediately confused by all the jargon we use for bikes & wheels just send us an email, text us or give us a call – we can help! We are a bunch of real cyclists in a real bike shop in Melbourne so we can get your problem sorted.

On this page we list all the rims from Alex Rims that we stock, these are not complete wheels, though you will find hundreds and hundreds of wheels built with Alex Rims on our wheel pages.

Choosing a rim – the width

When it comes to rim’s the internal width is a major factor. The internal width is where your tyre bead will sit, and the width determines the size of tyre you can run on it.

You will find rims from 17mm to 40mm width in our warehouse. This accounts for skinny road tyres (think 25c-32c) up to mountain bike & fat bike tyres (anything from 2.1″ to 4.0″).

So if you are running 35c tyres on your commuter bike, you will need something like a 17mm internal width rim. If you run 2.5″ tyres on your mountain bike then 1 32mm internal width rim is for you.

Choosing the rim – the height

But the width isn’t the only thing to think about with rims. It’s also the rim depth (or how ‘tall’ the rim is). Deeper, taller rims are more aerodynamic but they are also stiffer & stronger. Being a larger profile rim there is more material to resist the torsional forces enacted on the wheel.

So you will find a deeper rim (often called “deep dish”) is a more expensive rim, and a higher quality too. If you want to upgrade your road bike wheelset you would generally choose a deep dish rim.

Choosing a rim – the spoke count

Spoke counts on wheels have reached a pretty ‘standard’ number at 32. So it’s very likely you will be looking at a 32 spoke wheel on any modern bicycle.

But different numbers of spokes still exist – because they determine how strong the wheel is. More spokes makes for a stronger, stiffer wheel as there are more points of stability. Your 36h rim is stronger than a 32h.

For this reason if you have an electric bike wheel or a downhill bike wheel or a cargo bike wheel you are likely to have more spokes. These wheels are doing more work under load, and need to be stronger for this.

We would always recommend choosing a higher spoke count wheel if you are loading the wheel up with a lot of weight. Or are creating a lot of weight with a lot of downward or lateral forces like enduro or downhill riding.