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Build Your Drift RIM RSNOW03

All wheels are 100% customizable at Light Bicycle. If your preferred specs are not listed, feel free to contact us (sales@lightbicycle.com) with your special requirements described.


RIM SPECS

  • Model RSNOW03
  • Material Toray T700 & T800 Premium Carbon Fiber
  • Size 26" (ETRTO 559mm)
  • Series DRIFT
  • Intended Use Sand, Snow, Single Track
  • Bead Type Beadless / Hookless
  • Tubeless Capable Yes
  • Inner/Outer Width 60mm/65mm
  • Depth 22mm
  • ERD 531mm (not including nipple head dimension)
  • Rim Weight 500+/-20g
  • Profile Symmetric (0mm)
  • Drilling Offset ±9mm
  • Max Cyclist Weight 120kg/ 265lbs
  • Spoke Hole Angle ±5°
  • Spoke Tension 105~120kgf front disc side and rear drive side
  • Max Tire Pressure 25psi/ 1.7bar
  • Recommended Tire Width 3.8" ~ 4.2"

TECH

Just a few years ago the idea of a lightweight fatbike rim may have seemed like an oxymoron, but at just 500g, the 650mm width rim proves that there is no need for your fatbike wheels to be heavy. This is the perfect option for year round fatbike riding and racing. While it doesn’t offer quite as much float in deep snow or sand as the 85mm width, the 60mm inner width can still handles up to 4.8″ tires.

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WARRANTY

For Non-Pro Series Rims: From the date of purchase, 3-year Standard Warranty.

For Pro Series Rims: From the date of purchase, 5-year Pro Warranty as standard and an upgraded optional lifetime Premium Warranty with minimum charge.

Crash Replacement: It is applicable with the same period as the warranty time range that you purchased for the rims with 10% /25% discount for Non-Pro series /Pro series.

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WHAT IS IN THE BOX

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Just a few years ago the idea of a lightweight fatbike rim may have seemed like an oxymoron, but at just 500g, the 650mm width rim proves that there is no need for your fatbike wheels to be heavy. This is the perfect option for year round fatbike riding and racing. While it doesn’t offer quite as much float in deep snow or sand as the 85mm width, the 60mm inner width can still handles up to 4.8″ tires.

Light Bicycle : Rims: RSNOW03 3K Matte 32H Centered (Staggered) Hubs: Hope Pro 4 Fatsno Black 9/135mm 12/170mm J-bend 6-bolt 32H 44T Shimano MTB 10/11S Alloy Spokes: DT Swiss Competition Black J-bend Nipples: DT Swiss Brass Black External
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Jon : Excellent fat bike rims, I've been using them for a couple years with absolutely no issues.
UK(Britain)
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Daniel : Some pictures of my finished project!
United States
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Light Bicycle : Rims: RSNOW03 matte UD 32H centered Hubs: DT SWISS 350 Big Ride 15 / 150mm 12 / 177mm J-bend 6-bolt Black Sram XD Spokes: DT Swiss Competition Race Black J-bend Nipples: Sapim Aluminium Black External
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Steve : Here are a few pics of my freshly build RSNOW03 wheelset. I laced those to a Hope Fatsno 135mm front hub and a DT Swiss 350 170mm rear hub. Iaced them with Sapim spokes (Laser front right and rear left, D-light front left and Race rear right) and rainbow coloured Aluminium nipples. I use the wheelset with 4" tires as a year round do-it-all trail ride option, and I am really pleased with how this one came out. Really nice, well rolling and relatively light wheelset. Setting them up tubeless with 45Nrth tires worked out like a breeze. It is reasonably quick on packed underground and even tarmac, incredibly stiff yet compliant, and on top the tires have a nice rounded of profile more suitable to general trail riding. It might be limited in deep and ungroomed snow, but we tend to have more mud and slush than nice powdery stuff over here in Vienna (Austria).
Austria
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Smith : Growler Fat Bike
United States
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Light Bicycle : Rims: RSNOW03 26er Matte 12K 32/32H Centered Drilling Hubs: DT SWISS 350 Big Ride 15/150mm 6-bolt 32H J-bend Black DT SWISS 350 Big Ride 12/197mm Shimano MTB 10/11S 18T 6-bolt J-bend Black Spokes: Sapim CX Ray Black J-bend Nipples: Sapim Aluminium Gold Weight: 1879.84 grams
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Marc : Finally, I am riding my 65mm carbon 26 with 4" tires and it is a PERFECT combo. I had mine built in states with Hope hubs, but after doing so think I would have Light do it all with DT Swiss You can't beat the price! The quality was perfect. I had never done tubeless and did it all myself, and it was easy to tape the shape and easy to pop onto rim. The fit of tire and rim was excellent and held fast. I highly recommend! Service was also fantastic as I changed my mind a couple times and it was not a problem for them. The tires arrived well packed and fast. Today was my first ride and totally made my bike a different machine and made me feel like superman going uphill!
United States
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COMMENTS

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David 2020/11/22

Hello- I am interested in a set of Drift 65mm x 26" rims. Can these be purchased drilled with all 32 spoke holes offset or 64 dual row spoke holes as in the past? Thanks, David


LightBicycle 2020/12/05

Hi David, Yes, we can drill 32H or 64H for the 65mm fat rim 26er for you if you like. Which would it be? Thanks, Lightbicycle


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Mark 2019/02/25

are these compatible with a rohloff hub and a bafang bbshd ebike build .


LightBicycle 2019/02/26

Hi Mark, Our fat bike rims can be manufactured customized if you use them for E-bike. Is it your bike Electric bicycle mid-drive motor or hub motor? It will be great if we can get your bike link or bike specs. We like to know the bike total weight if possible. Thanks, Lightbicycle


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Paul 2018/10/20

Looking to convert your RSNOW03 rims to tubeless. What size rim strip would you recommend? Do you recommend any specific manufactures?


LightBicycle 2018/10/22

Hi Paul, Usually, to make sure the rim strip would work well for the tubeless fat bike rim, we would recommend using a rim stripe that 1~2mm narrower than the rim width itself. Thanks, Lightbicycle


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Christian 2017/12/31

Can I put a hub motor in these wheels? https://www.lightbicycle.com/65mm-wide-carbon-fat-bike-rim-26er-hookless-double-wall-tubeless-compatible.html


LightBicycle 2018/01/02

Hello Christian, Thanks for your inquiry. Would you please share us some hub details and let us know the hub weight? Then we will check if our rim is strong enough to work with your hub. Thanks, Lightbicycle


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Kenny 2016/12/30

How wide a tire can I run on the 26"x 65mm rim ?


LightBicycle 2016/12/30

Hello Kenny, It is okay for 4.0~5.0 inch tires. Thanks, Lightbicycle


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colin 2016/10/07

Hi guys, ive been trying to get in contact with you for the past week to order some 90mm fat bike wheels. Would you like some money orrrrrrrr??


Light-Bicycle 2016/10/08

Helo Colin, Sorry for the late reply. We were on National Day vacation from October 1st~7th. Currently, for fatbike hubs, we only have black front 15*150mm/rear 12*197mm in stock. Does it work for you? Thanks, Light-bicycle


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Chris 2016/09/16

Hello. I currently run 80mm aluminum wheels with 4" tires on my Salted Bikes Sandfly fat bike. Two questions: 1.) What range of tire widths can I run on your 65mm rims? 2.) Are you considering a 27.5 rim option? Thanks!


Light-Bicycle 2016/09/18

Hello Chris, Sorry for the late reply. Because we were on the vacation in last 3 days. For our 26er fat bike rim, the recommend tires width are 4.0''-4.8'' tires. Recently, we do open the new rim mold of 650B fat bike rim. Rim profile attached for reference. Thanks, Light-bicycle


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Vincent 2016/02/28

Hi, is the fat rim 65mm ex stock?


Light-Bicycle 2016/02/29

Hello Vincent, Thanks for your inquiry. Currently, we only have 34mm width asymmetrical rims in stock. We can finish the 26er fat bike rims in 12 business days. Does it work for you? Thanks, Lightbicycle


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Scott 2016/01/05

Hi, I'm interested in building a wheelset for my fatboy. I would like the 65mm carbon rim in a 3k matte


Light-Bicycle 2016/01/06

Hello Scott, Thanks for your inquiry. The 65mm wide 26er wheelset with following specs is USD1009/pair. -Rims: RSNOW03, 65mm width, 3k matte, 500 /-20g. Centered drilling? -Hubs: Black, Hope pro2 evo fatsno hubs. What hub axle size do you like for front & rear? -Spokes: Pillar x-tra 1420 aero (4.3g for 260mm) or DT competition spoke (5.8g for 260mm). DT competition spokes are much heavier, but stronger. -Nipples: Alloy or brass? Black or silver? Thanks, Light-bicycle


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Greg 2015/09/04

What are prices for a fatbike carbon wheelset, complete build - rims, hubs, spokes? 197 rear, 135 front


Light-Bicycle 2015/09/08

Hello Greg, Thanks for your inquiry. The 65mm wide 26er fat bike wheelset is USD1027/pair (with Hope fatsno hubs) as following specs. The shipping cost is USD85 for one fat bike wheelset to USA by EMS. -Rims: Hookless 65mm wide 26er fat bike rims, 480 /-20g. Please find attached rim profile. Please find attached rims cross-section drawings. Rim weave in 3k matte & UD matte are more popular. Do you like it? For drilling, do you like centered drilling, offset drilling or dual spoke hole pattern? Please find attached profiles. -Hubs: Black, Hope pro2 evo fatsno front 9*135mm QR/ 12* rear 197mm thru axle. With freehub Shimano or Sram? -Spokes: Black, Pillar Aero X-TRA 1420 aero -Nipples: Pillar PT 734. Do you like black/blue/gold/green/red/silver? Thanks, Light-bicycle


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Kirby 2015/07/29

Can you send me the 3K and 12K glossy finish rim pictures for evaluate the quality! Also, what is the difference between this two finishing? Best regards Kirby


Light-Bicycle 2015/07/30

Hello Kirby, Thanks for your inquiry. Please find attached pictures of the rim weave. For 3k/12k/UD, it is the outer carbon fiber layer to make the carbon fiber with different outlook, and all the inside carbon fiber are the same. So, the rim strength & weight is almost the same. For matte and glossy, it is only the painting different. Glossy looks shinny, a bit thicker painting than matte painting. But matte looks more popular. 3k matte &UD matte are more popular. Which do you prefer? RSNOW03 (65mm wide 26er fat bike rim): 480 /-30g, USD243/pcs Please find attached rim profile. For drilling, do you like centered drilling, offset drilling or dual spoke hole pattern? Please find attached profiles. Thanks, Light-bicycle


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Sven 2015/06/01

You can also create a full fat bike wheel?? And what is the more price than.?


Light-Bicycle 2015/06/02

Hello Sven, Thanks for your inquiry. Please find the attached cross-section drawing of the 65mm wide 26er hookless rim. For the rims, do you prefer UD, 3k or 12k? Matte or glossy? 32H? Which spoke drilling do you prefer? Offset, dual or centered drilling? Please find the attached pictures. http://www.flickr.com/photos/light-bicycle/sets/72157631432948364/detail/ There are Hope Fatsno fat bike hubs here. What axle size do you prefer for the hubs? For the spokes, they are black bladed Pillar Aero PSR X-TRA 1420, black round DT competition and black sapim cx-ray spoke. The prices are the same for the Pillar and DT spoke. The Sapim spoke will be more expensive. Thanks, Light-bicycle


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