Araya 710 rims came on my Schwinn Moab. They are trouble free, been beat into the ground for 2.5 years with going out of true. But they are heavy and the welding is crap. When I put on my brakes damping style they go whumpf every revolution. Bombproof and indestructable, but heavy and poor workmanship.

They are tough as shit. Iride freestyle and dirt and so far I have not so muck as nicked them. The peregrines I got with my my bike bent the first month. Araya Rims are so much tougher than peregrines. I would never consider buying anything but Araya Rims after this experience.
Chris Summerhays

I've got a pair of Araya RM-17 rims that came stock with my Mongoose four years ago, and I'm convinced these things are bombproof. Plenty of crashes and falls, knocked sideways into trees and head-on into stumps, ridden down fast fireroads until the braking surface was so hot I couldn't touch it, and these things have needed truing exactly twice each. The sidewalls are finally starting to look a bit too concave, so it's time to move on, but I definitely got my money's worth here. They are plenty heavy, though, and wheel weight is most important, so they lose a couple of chiles, but if you buy a bike stock with Araya's, you won't need to replace them until you get upgrade-itis and want to lighten up.

I have had these rims for 4 months and I have had to true them many times when I go for a short but hard ride. I just bent my rim because of my last hard ride and must say that these rims are not worth getting at all. Apparently from my LBS, Araya hasn't changed their designs for over 8 years and that they also weight a heck of alot!!NOT WORTH BUYING OR RIDING!!!!

These rims are great! I have had a countless numbers of pinch flats and beat the hell out of them. I haven't needed to true them yet, the only problem is that the weldings suck. But they are good for the price.

What more do you want??!!!!!
Low cost ($80 pair), low weight, double wall, hard resistance, good braking
surface.....well if you are lucky, you can get one of these ceramic rims, but
for the common people like us, this is an EXCELLENT choice.

I find the Araya 395 team XC rims to be the best rims out on the market. They don't get flat spots to easily and they are double walled. They have a good stopping surface, as well as, there paper thin!

Araya rims have te superior quality that any flatlander needs. They provide
perfect friction for braking and have great strength and style. If you havent't had any Araya 48's, then you haven't experienced assurance from your bike. The double walled rim makes it comepletely safe and stable yet still better than anything else.Try 'em.

Araya rims came on my Shwinn Moab. They work perfect for me.
Great braking surface and strength. They are double-walled if that
means anything.

These rims are sweet! I've kicked the crap out of them and they are still
true as I bought them. Sure, they don't have a big fancy name and all, but
these rims ar very nice quality. I do think it would be a good idea to
have a good quallity hub. I have STX/RC hubs. They are very good. Don't
get any hub less than a Shimano Alivio hub. Below, and maybe problems.