Alexrims DH19 purchase, genuine or a fake?

r.lilypad

Hi all,

I just purchased an Alexrims DH19 700c rim from an online retailer on ebay (they also have a website with a shopping cart and physical shops). I have been using this rim for years, and the rim and logo does not resemble the one that I have now, and does not resemble any items of this model I have seen. There are no technical specifications anywhere on the rim, only the logo.

Upon contacting the retailer, the retailer has insisted that this is possibly because of a logo change from Alexrims, and that the product is genuine, as the supplier is reliable.

Pictures attached. Does any of you kind souls know if this is legit Alexrims?

imposter2.0

The retailer may be right - it's possible they have updated their branding. Might be worth calling the importer to check.

Although in reality, I can't really see much of a market for faking alu rims of any sort, Alex or otherwise.

r.lilypad

Thanks for the reply! That does reassure me. I guess its the slight paranoia of buying things online. However, I could not find it in the shops where I live.

Thanks again!

timothyw

Yeah, I can see the point of faking a hed belgium plus (£120) by sticking a few decals on a kinlin, can't really see why anyone would fake an alexrims dh19 (£22).

Presumably the weight is what you are expecting and otherwise similar?

Most likely just a new revision by alexrims.

fenix

If they were fake - why wouldnt they have just faked the logo ?

cruff

LMFAO

If it was fake it'd probably be better quality

Alexrims are the worst stock bike wheels I've ever ridden