Hi Beth, Those are Roval wheels. They were making boutique wheels before boutique wheels were fashionable. I remember being handed a set one day by a roommate who told me that they were practically indestructable. I promptly went out and broke a spoke on them. Oops.
Anyway, the company has reappeared recently as the wheelmaker that supplies the wheels for the Specialized bikes. Joe Date: Wed, 21 Jan 2009 16:40:32 -0800 From: [email protected] Subject: [RBW] odd wheels - help to identify? To: [email protected] A pair of wheels has come to me and I cannot identify them. Hubs are made by a company called "Roval". They appear to have sealed bearings (though I can't be sure because I haven't opened them yet). Direct-pull, flat-bladed spokes. Front wheel is radially-laced with 18 spokes and rear is 1x-laced with 32. Rims are sew-up, an odd cross between box and deep-v. Freewheel hub; rear wheel looks offset just enough for 5 cogs. No maker ID on rim. They're weird and funky in an esoteric old-school sorta way. Does anyone know anything about these? Thanks --Beth http://bikelovejones.livejournal.com http://veloquent.blogspot.com _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live™ Hotmail®…more than just e-mail. http://windowslive.com/howitworks?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_t2_hm_justgotbetter_howitworks_012009 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
