A wheel, particularly a light metal wheel, for motor vehicles, essentially consists of a spoke wheel center (20) and a rim (10). In order to reduce weight and increase the bending strength, which is of great significance in regard to contact with curbstones and potholes, profile segment (31) in the form of half-shell units, which forms a continuous hollow chamber (41) in the direction of the circumference, at least in sections, are provided in the area of an external base of the rim (14).