Home Page

Cart, contains 0 items

When autocomplete results are available use up and down arrows to review and enter to select. Touch device users, explore by touch or with swipe gestures.
Expert Help
Earn Rewards
  • Just In
  • Learn

Crank Brothers
Iodine 2 Wheelset - 27.5in

Be the first to review

Out of Stock

Don't worry though, we have a lot more 27.5" Mountain Bike Wheels - Tubeless in stock than that.

Shop Similar Products

Catch eyes while you catch air.

Even though the 27.5-inch wheel is the new kid on the block in mountain biking, most manufacturers utilized well-established engineering and construction techniques in bringing it to market. Simply put, it's not often that a truly original wheel design rolls along, at any size. It's even less often that that new design is well-made, durable, fairly light, and reasonably simple to maintain. Less often still that this revolutionary new design is affordable, but the new Crank Brothers Iodine 2 27.5in Wheelset checks all those boxes, and then some.


Crank Brothers' eye-catching twin-spoke design has been around for a few years, and it's a format that's been attempted by a handful of other manufacturers, but the new 2014 generation of the Brothers' wheels takes things to a new level. The company set huge new quality and durability standards for its hubs, rims, spokes, and components thereof, each of which was exceeded, some by as much as 150% of its goal. The new wheels and its prototypes spent enormous amounts of time both under pro riders and in the lab, and it shows.


Redesigning the Iodine's rim profile was a top priority. The new rims have been widened by 2mm to a healthy 23mm internal span, while weight has been reduced, keeping these size 27.5" hoops at a reasonable 1845g. The original wheels' vertical compliance remains, yet lateral stiffness has improved. The hubs have been refined even further, too. Their warranty rate is well below 1% - not insignificant — and they're now compatible with a wide variety of axle systems, front and rear, with the end caps that are included with each wheelset. The Iodine wheels retain their elongated aluminum nipple/shortened steel spoke interface, reducing weight, increasing wheel responsiveness, and making truing and maintenance a painless affair.


The Crank Brothers Iodine 2 27.5in Wheelset comes the the color Black, with black hubs, spokes, and black anodized rims and laser-etched graphics. The set weighs 1845 grams. Out of the box, the front wheel comes ready for a 15mm thru-axle, but 20mm end caps are included, as well. The rear wheel arrives with axle caps for 142x12mm frames, but 135x10mm end caps are included, too.


Material
[rim] 6061-T6 aluminum, [hubs] 6061-T6 aluminum
Rim Depth
19.5 mm
Rim Width
[internal] 23 mm, [external] 27.2 mm
Front Hub
Crank Brothers Iodine
Front Hub Type
[end caps installed] 15mm thru-axle, [end caps included] 20mm thru-axle
Rear Hub
Crank Brothers Iodine
Rear Hub Type
[end caps installed] 12x142mm thru-axle, [end caps included] 10x135mm quick-release
Spokes
2.0 straight gauge stainless steel
Spoke Nipple Material
7075-T6 aluminum
Brake Compatibility
disc brake only
Rotor Compatibility
6-bolt
Complete Set Weight
1845 g
Recommended Use
all-mountain, trail riding
Manufacturer Warranty
2 years

What do you think about this product?

View

Selecting an option will reload the available reviews on the page

Sorry, we don’t currently have any of those types of reviews for this product.