Araya RM-395 Team XC rims.
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I recently acquired a pretty decent '95 Marin Eldridge Ridge (posted it over in the C&V forum), the front rim had been replaced but they kept the Deore LX hub and the original rear rim is pretty gnarly looking but the rest of the bike is in really nice cosmetic condition. I'm kind of OCD about running matching components plus I plan to keep the bike somewhat period correct. I have another wheelset that came on a GT Karakoram I took in trade, they appear to be really nice but must be something be something someone had built because they are Araya RM-395 Team XC 32 hole 559 eyeleted rims laced to Dura Ace road bike hubs with stainless spokes, a rather odd combination. It appears these rims were introduced in '92 or '93 making them period correct for the bike, they're in like new condition and my Deore LX hubs are also 32 hole. These "look" like pretty decent rims so are they worth lacing to my LX hubs? This bike is going to live a pretty pampered life with me, mostly gravel roads and bike paths with some mild trail use if that helps. Another incentive for me to break up the wheelset is that I have a C&V road bike for which the Dura Ace hubs would be the icing on the cake.

