A bicycle rim is provided with an annular metallic rim member and a
reinforcing member. The annular metallic rim member has a plurality of
spoke attachment arcas with at least one spoke attachment opening in each
of the spoke attachment areas and a plurality of intermediate areas
disposed between adjacent pairs of the spoke attachment areas. The
reinforcing member extends circumferentially about the annular metallic
rim member to overlie the spoke attachment areas of the annular metallic
rim member. The reinforcing member has a plurality of discrete spoke
attachment area reinforcing parts overlying a corresponding one of the
spoke attachment areas of the annular metallic rim member. The
reinforcing member also has a rim reinforcing part overlying the
intermediate areas of the annular metallic rim member and at least
partially overlying the discrete spoke attachment area reinforcing parts.