Rol Wheels Spins Their Own Rims, Goes Road Tubeless

Funny. I got a pre-production set of the Race SLR’s about two or three months ago. Sean at Rol didn’t mention that they were tubeless, but I had a feeling after hearing their distinct “pop” when the tires seated. I set them up with 2 layers of Stan’s tape, and now am jiust waiting for the new Schwalbe TL tires to be available.

Oh yeah…forgot to mention that the wheels have been excellent, right on the weight estimate (with the tape on), and have held up to my 240 pounds beautifully. That includes a fair amount of gravel road riding, to boot.

Train on tubeless and race on tubeless.

We have had two customers at our shop experience problems with this brand of wheels.

As a somewhat different experience than Marc’s:
We have had a whole Team using the Rol product without a problem, ranging from training to racing sets, clincher, tubular and tubeless conversions.

We have had two customers experience ‘problems’ that involved potholes (when they admit to it…), but were taken care of by the Rol boys in suitable Texan fashion.

The hubs they use just spin forever.

@Marc… I have been selling Rol product through my shop for several years, and, to date, we have had no issues. Would you care to elaborate?

Issues were spokes breaking and/or pulling. Rol did a good job responding to the problems. But considering I know 2 people using the wheels and they are both on something different within 3 years doesn’t give me a lot of confidence. I’m not trying to burn anyone but if I was recommending a +$600 wheelset to a customer it would not be these.

One or two years ago ROL did contact me concerning my Race Slr wheelset being possibly defective due to I believe spoke problems. I was sent a prepaid Fedex label to return my rear wheel. Had it back rebuilt within several days. That being said I’m very satisfied with these and have never had any problems. In fact , wheelset upgrades for my other rides will definitely be ROLs.

I have a set of the D’Huez wheels from 2006 that have been my daily wheels up until two weeks ago. I recently inspected them (finally) while changing a tire, and found a crack developing around a nipple on the rear wheel. I have no idea how long it has been there. I’m 6′, and about 165 lbs. No issues with the wheels up until the crack was discovered. Never needed truing, just routine hub lubrication, etc. I think I paid $615 shipped back in the day, so I’d say they treated me well as I’ve really beat on them, especially lately. Should they have lasted longer? I can’t say. I’m currently riding an original set of rolf vector pro wheels from 1996, and they are still going strong. That being said, the rol wheels met my expectations, and I am currently considering getting another pair.