A seller told me the Ryde Andra 40 is not a suitable rim for a 1000w hub motor. Is that true?

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Here was the PM sent from Planet Indigo:

Hi,
You mentioned the Ryde Andra rims being amongst the sturdiest and it got me interested in looking at them. Do you happen to be based in the USA and would know a place in the US that could ship them? I'm trying to save on shipping costs and the european sellers have higher shipping charges than the price of the rim itself.
Thanks.

My response back:

I couldn't find a place in the US that carried the Andra 40 in 26" size.

However, if you are planning on buying two I did find these guys (outside the US) only charging $40 shipping for two rims to the US:

Ryde Andra 40 rim black

www.starbike.com

$112 shipped for two 26" Andra 40 rims I think is pretty good deal.

His response back:

Yeah starbike and bikeinn are the only 2 I found and rideinn only seems to have the 20"...
I only need the rear rim...
Thank you for looking and replying!