We've had plenty of people out beating them up and they're all more than happy. We've had guys run these particular rims in the BC Bike Race which is hard on wheels and they came out smiling. The guys running the AMX Freeride/DH wheels are also happy with the strength of them. The rims are both pinned and sleeved, so they are really strong.

 they look really nice. im a huge fan of custom self build wheels but id love to know how these hold up, specially with a retail price tag that could get you a set of mavics.