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Race Face Rims Custom Hand Built Wheels

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Custom Wheels on Race Face Rims, Built by Hand

Pick a Race Face rim, choose your hub, spokes and color, and we lace and true the wheel ourselves, one at a time, in our Georgia shop.

Why build your wheel around a Race Face rim:

  • Ten rims to start from: ARC and AR Offset in 25 to 40, plus ARC Carbon in 31 and 36
  • Builds for road, gravel, touring, track, e-bike, mountain, single-speed, fat and plus
  • The builder only offers hubs, spokes and nipples that fit your rim
  • One builder laces, tensions and trues your wheel by hand in our Georgia shop
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Build your custom Race Face wheel for:

Road / Cross / Gravel→Touring / Brevet→Track / Road Single Geared→E-Bike / Clydesdale / Tandem→Mountain Bike→MTB Single Speed→Fat Tire / Plus Bike→

Start with the rim

The Race Face rims we build with

Each card opens the builder with that rim already chosen. Scroll for all 10.

Race Face ARC Offset 30 RimARC Offset 30 RimBuild with this rim →Race Face AR Offset 30 RimAR Offset 30 RimBuild with this rim →Race Face ARC Offset 25 RimARC Offset 25 RimBuild with this rim →Race Face ARC Offset 35 RimARC Offset 35 RimBuild with this rim →Race Face ARC Offset 40 RimARC Offset 40 RimBuild with this rim →Race Face AR Offset 25 RimAR Offset 25 RimBuild with this rim →Race Face AR Offset 35 RimAR Offset 35 RimBuild with this rim →Race Face AR Offset 40 RimAR Offset 40 RimBuild with this rim →Race Face ARC Carbon Fiber Offset 31 RimARC Carbon Fiber Offset 31 RimBuild with this rim →Race Face ARC Carbon Fiber Offset 36 RimARC Carbon Fiber Offset 36 RimBuild with this rim →

See all Race Face rims →

How it works

From parts bin to your doorstep

  1. Pick your parts1

    Pick your parts

    Choose a Race Face rim, then the hub, spokes and nipples. The builder only offers parts that fit together.

  2. We measure and prep2

    We measure and prep

    Rim and hub are measured here: real ERD, real flange geometry. Spokes are cut to the length your build needs.

  3. Laced by hand3

    Laced by hand

    One builder laces your wheel on the stand. No machine builds, ever.

  4. Tensioned and trued4

    Tensioned and trued

    Brought up to even tension, stress-relieved, trued round and true, and checked again after it settles.

More about Race Face custom wheels

Specs, pairings and FAQ

Custom hand built wheels with Race Face rims

Race Face has made mountain components since 1993, with its roots in Vancouver, British Columbia, with rims aimed squarely at trail and enduro abuse.

We lace Race Face rims to the hub of your choice and build the wheel by hand in our Georgia shop - tensioned evenly, trued flat and round, and stress-relieved before it ships. You pick the hub, spoke gauge and color, nipple material and lacing pattern; we make sure the combination is one that can actually be built.

Why Race Face rims are different

  • Offset nipple bed. Race Face moves the nipple bed 4.5mm off center on the AR and ARC rims wider than 25mm and on the ARC Carbon 31 and 36. It says this optimizes spoke tension and makes the wheel stiffer and stronger.
  • Two aluminum alloys, one set of widths. AR rims are 6061 aluminum and ARC rims are 6069, which Race Face picks for its strength-to-weight ratio. Both come in 25, 30, 35 and 40mm inner widths, so you choose the width for the tire and the alloy separately.
  • Unidirectional carbon on the ARC Carbon. Race Face tunes the unidirectional layup to balance lightness, stiffness and durability. The 31 and 36mm widths cover riding from cross-country to all-mountain.
  • Lifetime warranty, crashes included. These rims carry the Lifetime Warranty marker, and a part broken while riding is replaced even if a crash broke it. Slow wear is not covered, and Race Face names visible dings and flat spots in aluminum rims as wear.
  • Roots on the North Shore. Race Face dates to 1993 and grew up riding the mountains near Vancouver. It says gear goes to world-class riders on rough terrain before release.

The Race Face rims we build with

We stock both carbon and aluminum Race Face rims, which is the first real fork in the decision: carbon buys stiffness and a lower rotating weight, aluminum buys a rim you can dent, straighten and keep riding, at roughly a third of the replacement cost.

Internal width is the number that decides your tire. The Race Face rims we carry sit mostly in the 25.0-40.0mm band, and that band is what determines the tire sizes that will take a sensible shape on the rim - too narrow and a big tire rolls on the sidewall, too wide and a small tire is left square and harsh. Tell the configurator what tires you run and it will steer you inside the right band.

What to pair with a Race Face rim

A wheel is a system: the rim decides the tire and the braking, the hub decides the drivetrain and the axle fit, and the spokes have to suit both. Start from whichever end matters most to you and the configurator will keep the other end compatible.

Popular Race Face rim and hub pairings

Hubs our customers build with each Race Face rim, led by the pairings they choose most often in our build records since 2009. Every hub listed is in the builder today in a drilling and brake type that fits; tap a rim to start that build.

Every model of both brands that fits, on one page: Race Face wheels with Hope hubs, Race Face wheels with Industry Nine hubs, Race Face wheels with Bitex hubs, Race Face wheels with DT Swiss hubs, Race Face wheels with Onyx hubs, Race Face wheels with White Industries hubs, Race Face wheels with Shimano hubs, Race Face wheels with Chris King hubs, Race Face wheels with SON hubs, Race Face wheels with Boyd hubs, Race Face wheels with Paul hubs, Race Face wheels with Phil Wood hubs, Race Face wheels with Velo Orange hubs, Race Face wheels with Velocity hubs, Race Face wheels with Wolf Tooth hubs

Popular hubs brands for these builds:

Want to check spoke lengths for a Race Face rim before you order? Our free spoke length calculator has the measured dimensions for it.

Race Face custom wheel questions

Can you build a wheel with a Race Face rim I already own?

Yes. Choose the supply-your-own rim option in the configurator, ship it to us, and we will lace it into a new wheel with new spokes cut to the right length for that exact rim. You pay for the parts you need and the build labor.

What tire width suits a Race Face rim?

The Race Face rims we carry are mostly 25.0-40.0mm internal, which covers most modern tire choices for their intended use. Tell the configurator what you ride and it will keep you in a sensible tire-to-rim ratio rather than leaving you to work it out.

How many spokes should a Race Face wheel have?

It depends on your weight, the terrain and the rim, not on the brand. The configurator recommends a count from your bike type and rider weight, and will not offer a count that cannot be laced to the parts you picked.

How long will my Race Face wheel take?

Build time comes down to parts availability rather than bench time. Your estimated ship date is shown in the configurator before you check out, so you know the date before you pay.

Not sure what to pick? Email info@prowheelbuilder.com (fastest) or leave a voicemail on 470-253-0929 — you will be talking to the people who build the wheels.

Not sure which rim or hub?

Tell the Build Assistant how you ride and what you want to spend, and it ranks complete builds for you.

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