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This rim is perfect for cross-country riders looking for a hassle-free, impact-resistant riding experience. With its welded alloy construction, this rim accounts for each knock and blow from the mountain terrain to ensure nothing gets in the way of your performance. Plus, with its 27mm width and tubeless tyre compatibility, you’ll have the traction to soar up the mountain trail with ease.
Features:
- Rim: Alloy Clincher (Tubeless Ready)
- Rim Seam: Welded
- Rim Depth: 20mm
- Rim Width: 31mm (outer), 27mm (inner)
- Weight: 475g (27.5″), 515g (29″)
Easton Arc 27 Review:
Pros:
Never Flats.
This is perhaps the best feature of this rim. It has a double weld on the inside of the rim to prevent any leaks, even if you are a heavy builder. It has been proven that wider rims (27 or greater), will hold air longer than the typical 23mm/19mm rims. I personally have never had a flat with this rim, or with any of the other Easton products. Easton did a great job at minimizing the spokes so that there is no way for any foreign objects to get into through the spoke holes.
It’s Light.
At 475g, for 27.5″ rim with a 600×45 tire, you can’t beat that. It is lighter than Carbon or Aluminum rims, but perhaps twice as weak.
It Has a Stiffer Spoke Pattern.
One thing I really like about this rim is the stiffness. It pushes through each stroke with minimal flex. It’s perfect for cross-country riders. However, for heavier riders, the drawback to this feature is that the rim is more susceptible to failure. I thought that this was the reason why my back wheel needed to be rebuilt after only 3 months, but it turned out that the hub had stripped all of the threads, preventing it from being able to install the brake pads.
Brakes Really Well.
The rim has a broad channel, allowing for better braking, especially on hard and long descents. The channel is also wide enough to allow for most brake pads, which makes the rim compatible with Shimano, Tektro, Alex, and many other brands.
Cons:
Becomes Vulnerable In Areas of Impact.
It doesn’t matter how strong your rim is, if you hit it hard enough, it will eventually give in. Easton thoughtfulness around this aspect has given the rim a lip on the inside, meant to deflect the impact and prevent any damage. However, on the inside lip, there are 2 chinks, that if hit hard enough, will create a bleeding wound in your wheel- just ask my teammate, Denton. What was particularly dangerous about these chinks is that the culprit of the explosion of the inside rim never knew he had hit anything until Denton squealed in pain. Always check your wheel after any long or hard impact, and reinforce the rim right away if it has any blemishes.
At the end of every season, you will have a stack of damaged rims from the crashes and hundreds of miles you put on your rims. To anyone looking to save some money and reuse the rims, I would NOT recommend it. They are extremely flimsy. It was only by chance that I had thrown my rim onto an old wheel, with half of the spokes broken off, and the bearings stripped. After constructing the wheel, it took only about 200 miles of riding to break through the inside wall of the rim.
This is the only rim I’ve used in cross-country and Trekking. It’s affordably priced and strong enough to withstand the constant pounding of the most aggressive rider. I would give this rim 5 out of 5 Stars. Only because of the construction of the rim, was this one not perfect.
Easton Arc 27 Review:
Easton’s wide range of rims for the Trail category are really impressive. They are strong and can hold up through almost anything. The fact that they are tubeless ready only extends its possibilities in terms of what sort of terrain you can ride it on. I love my Easton Arc 27. Since I’ve bought it, I’ve never had a flat, and with the wide channels for brake pads, I stop quickly whenever I need to. I think with even more attention to detail, Easton can produce an even wider rim, with completely integrated spokes to increase the rim stiffness, and ensure that even twisty technical sections will have minimal energy loss. However, as is, the Easton Arc 27 is an amazing rim, and I would recommend it to anyone looking for those qualities. It gets 5 stars.
Easton Arc 27 Review:
The Easton Arc 27 is a stonkingly good wide rim for anything from cross country racing through to the most demanding of All MTB activities. It has no gimmick features and is very tough indeed.
Easton Arc 27 Review:
I was sick and tired of getting flats. So I talked with my cross-country teammates and decided to get me a nice wide rim. This rim seemed nice and cheap, so I just went ahead and got me a set. I have been riding them on my cross-country hardtail and I have never had a flat. They are strong, wide and with the wide channels for brake pads it stops in a hurry. This is the only rim I’ve used in cross-country and Trekking. It’s affordably priced and strong enough to withstand the constant pounding of the most aggressive rider. I would give this rim 5 out of 5 Stars. Only because of the construction of the rim, was this one not perfect.
They are strong and can hold up through almost anything. The fact that they are tubeless ready only extends its possibilities in terms of what sort of terrain you can ride it on. I love my Easton Arc 27. Since I’ve bought it, I’ve never had a flat, and with the wide channels for brake pads, I stop quickly whenever I need to. I think with even more attention to detail, Easton can produce an even wider rim, with completely integrated spokes to increase the rim stiffness, and ensure that even twisty technical sections will have minimal energy loss. However, as is, the Easton Arc 27 is an amazing rim, and I would recommend it to anyone looking for those qualities. It gets 5 stars. Flat-free riding at its absolute best.
I use this rim on my 29er and I’ve never gotten a flat. At first I thought that the rim tape was a gimmick, but then I got a flat using my old Mythos rim, so it was obviously meant to be. I’ve done 3 long mountain bike trips on this rim (Novara, Italy, La Ramada, Spain, and the Dolomites, Italy), and I’m amazed that after 4000+km I don’t have any signs of flaring.
