The bike snobs will hate this but…Superstar XX27 rims are brilliant, got them in 15/142 combo for my trail bike and also 20/157 for the DH bike I sold at the weekend.
Strong, light, cheap…pick two, is the traditional response.
Nonsense I say, with direct sales bikes and companies like Uberbike and Superstar you really can have all three now…the only thing holding most people back is brand snobbery.
Give them as go, the rim is 27mm internal width (as the name implies) and the XX denomination is Superstars intended use guide…they can be used and abused basically… i also have some EX23 rims which are 23mm wide and more trail/enduro related.
If you’re happy paying a bit more they do the Alpine-30 rim (which I also have, yes I know I have a problem!)…it’s a lovely deep dish rim with a true 30mm internal width and looks indestructible but the EX23 and XX27 wheels I’ve been using have been so good I’ve had no need to fit them to anything yet!
