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yep that is a shame, maybe they'll do arch-ex hoops next year?but as hope hoops aren't available like that
Seems likely, the Arch EX is a great rim on paper!
a "flat spot" and a "ding" are two entirely different things Njee.
Thank you, I'm not totally stupid. My comment about Open Pros was tongue in cheek. You'd have to try pretty hard to actually 'ding' (if that's the accepted terminology) a road rim! I did however put far more 'dings' in my 717s than I have any Stan's rim, it helps that the sidewalls are a fair bit shorter, there's less material to 'ding'.
Get some 819's and be done with it!
Why? They're heavy, narrow, expensive, and hard to build on.
You can keep 'em!
do Stans spec a lower spoke tension for their rims than other makes? perhaps due to lack of eyelets?
Strong (OP's request) light (relatively), reliable and no strip-kit needed to run tubeless. They seem to stay true longer and better than any other rim I've owned. That's why I'll be putting another set on my next bike too!
There you go njee that is why I use and recommend them, you may have other criteria for your choice or wheel rim.
I take issue with "light (relatively)" - they're heavier than Flows by the time you include the rim inserts, whilst being narrower than a Crest. Compared to an anvil or boat anchor they are indeed relatively light, but in the context of XC-biased rims they really aren't.
IMO (non-tubeless) tyres inflate far more easily on Stan's rims than UST too - I think the UST is a bit of a red herring, although I admit you're guaranteed compatibility, and an increasing number of tyres are going to tubeless ready, but I'd have no faith that the 6 of so sets of (non-tubeless) Schwalbes I use would inflate with a track pump on an unmodified UST rim, whilst I know they will go straight up on either set of Stan's rims I have.
YMMV of course - so yes, we obviously have different criteria for rim purchasing!
819 is the strongest rim I've used (like I said not tried proper DH rims) but as njee says weigh a lot and narrow. Its the weight that puts me off getting one again. Got a flow and that so far seems atleast as strong but lighter.