So Roval just released the Rapide CLX and Alpinist CLX… What do people think from first glance? I had been eagerly waiting on a new version of the entry level Roval CL50’s because i tried to order them from a store here and they said they had been discontinued. Do we think the entry levels ones wi…

I just bought a tarmac and just want some decent roval entry level wheels

I’ll take the weight penalty any day. I don’t see myself ever buying tubes again.

[image] New Roval Wheels Equipment I just bought a tarmac and just want some decent roval entry level wheels I love my CL50s. Hope you can find some.

35mm wide front is interesting. I guess it’s designed for a 28mm tire.

Indeed. I’m pretty sure the old CL/CLX50s were tubeless-compatible and are among the lightest weight disc wheel sets, plus I thought aero (or in this case, rolling resistance) > weight I await the Zipp 303 Firecrest release!

Sure, but those can still be installed on a TL compatible wheel…

Yea but maybe they can steer people towards buying the Cottons when they don’t have a choice to buy a tubeless tire? Who knows, just speculating.

That’s big red S, tin foil hat stuff there :wink:

We need a large wind tunnel test on all these new wheels. Hope someone steps up to the plate to get real data. The red S stands for MARKETING

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Specialized is very proud of their Turbo Cotton tires, which are not tubeless compatible.

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