Beth,

As you probably figured out by now, everyone is right. Roval is an old
brand that made funky racing wheels. They went under, specialized
bought the name and uses it as their house brand wheels.  You have the
original ones. They were pretty light race wheels. I am not sure if
there is anything special outside of the low spoke count aero rim
bladed spoke genre. The hubs were cool. I think they came in the full
complement of funny bike wheel sizes (700c, 650c, 24") I can't
remember about the bearings either.

Tarik

On Wed, Jan 21, 2009 at 5:40 PM, b hamon <[email protected]> wrote:
> 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
>
> >
>



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