Reinforced bicycle rim

A bicycle rim assembly adapted to be coupled to a hub to create a bicycle wheel, the bicycle rim assembly including:

• a rim defining a central plane and comprising:
• an annular inner wall;
• an annular outer wall cooperating with the inner wall to define a cavity, the annular outer wall including a first bead seat, a second bead seat, and a center well separating the first bead seat and the second bead seat;
• and
• a first annular projection and a second annular projection spaced laterally from each other relative to the central plane and extending substantially radially outwardly from the outer annular wall, each of the first annular projection and the second annular projection including a radially outer face and a laterally inner face;
• a right cover covering at least a portion of the laterally inner face of the first annular projection and the first bead seat;
• and
• a left cover covering at least a portion of the laterally inner face of the second annular projection and the second bead seat, wherein the left cover is spaced from the right cover,
• wherein:
• the right cover is coupled to at least the first annular projection;
• the left cover is coupled to at least the second annular projection;
• the right cover covers at least a portion of the radially outer face of the first annular projection;
• the left cover covers at least a portion of the radially outer face of the second annular projection;
• at least a portion of the right cover is positioned in the center well;
• and
• at least a portion of the left cover is positioned in the center well.

A bicycle rim assembly adapted to be coupled to a hub to create a bicycle wheel, the bicycle rim assembly including:

• a rim defining a central plane and comprising:
• an annular inner wall;
• an annular outer wall cooperating with the inner wall to define a cavity, the annular outer wall including a first bead seat, a second bead seat, and a center well separating the first bead seat and the second bead seat;
• and
• a first annular projection and a second annular projection spaced laterally from each other relative to the central plane and extending substantially radially outwardly from the outer annular wall, each of the first annular projection and the second annular projection including a radially outer face and a laterally inner face;
• a right cover covering at least a portion of the laterally inner face of the first annular projection and the first bead seat, wherein the right cover is made from a material more resilient than a material of the rim;
• and
• a left cover covering at least a portion of the laterally inner face of the second annular projection and the second bead seat, wherein the left cover is spaced from the right cover, wherein the left cover is made from a material more resilient than the material of the rim;
• wherein the right cover comprises an inner sidewall and an outer sidewall, the inner sidewall comprises a first radial dimension that extends along a direction parallel to the center plane and extends along an entire radial length of the inner sidewall, the outer sidewall comprises a second radial dimension that extends along a direction parallel to the center plane and extends along an entire radial length of the outer sidewall, and the first radial dimension is greater than the second radial dimension.