Wheel rim choices

Billy_

Dirt Disciple
I'm looking at building up an old Panasonic and I'm looking at wheel choices. Browsing on here there seems to be a number of bikes with black rims using rim brakes.

I'm undecided whether I'm going to go with raw silver, black or somewhere in between, but I do like the look and after a few hours searching Google I'm not finding any new black rim brake compatible rims out there!

I understand that a coated rim won't retain its finish forever as it's a wearing part, but the plan for the bike is as a gentle pootle machine with my young boys.

I know I also have the option of scouring the classified ads for some ceramic wheels and I may well do that, but can anyone point me in the right direction for new darker rim options?
 
Mavic wheel manufacturing may still offer a black rim-brake style rim today (XM-317) ... at least they had some in stock a couple yrs ago; but those rims are black on the center surface and exposed metal on the sides (brake surface) ... making for quite sharp looking rims.

Perhaps you can 'google' them up ...
 
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