I had a set of original Vector pros (the ones with the DT swiss HUGI) and they were probably some of the best wheels I’ve ever owned. In the 7 years that i owned and raced them, I never had them go out of true and only broke one spoke on the rear.
I’m not sure why I posted this since this rolf isn’t the same company as that rolf.
In fact fuck that… the 14 spoke front pro wasn’t even crash tested and hence illegal for USCF racing. Why the fuck would they market it as a street wheel.
On these notes Reynolds’ on bonktown. The writeup seems moderately hilarious.
Reynolds Recon Track Wheelset:
Perfect for that sick Schwinn Varsity fix gear conversion, the Reynolds Recon Track Wheelset will round out your build with speed and impeccable style. Seriously man, with all the money earned from selling off Simplex derailleurs and Weinmann brakes there’s no reason to skimp out on the spinners. But, on the other hand, if you’re into Velodrome racing the Recon could also lay down some fast pursuit times, and drop the competition during a sprint.
* Lightweight and aerodynamic carbon rim for lighting fast acceleration
* Bolt on 15mm axle so you can finally use that sweet bottle opener/wrench combo
* Rim Strips, valve extensions, tire levers, and spoke wrench included for ease of installation
Dean Tracy rides Rolf Prima wheels, … some new unreleased track wheels that are supposed to be nice. I hear they use those stupid splined cogs though. His were designed especially for him I guess to ride on this year to test them. My friend might be getting them as hand me downs, since she rides for landrover orbea. But this really ahs nothing to do with those shitty p-town wheels up there.
I have a rolf wheel but its one of the ones that came stock on a trek. It’s a comp, so I think 18 spokes (if i’m wrong i’ll feel pretty stupid)… but doug had one of the pros hat was 14 spokes. I dont think he used that one long but ive ridden the 18 spoke quite a while and a lot of miles without it going out of true or needing any maintenance at all. I imagine the braking surface is wearing down but that’s about it. It was a good use of $35 or $45 whatever it was that i paid for it.
The hubs are White, the rims are nice and they are laced down the street from me. The P-Town is available in 120 spacing if you want. Rolf post-Trek is a different product. The P-Town is there fixed/ single road clincher, the Vigor is a clincher aluminum and the Carbon58 is a carbon tubular.