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Specialized’s Roval Roubaix
The payoff to the shallow rim and fully crossed spoke lacing is a subtly
Compared to most – but not all – deeper-section
Not just for the bumps
The Roubaix 322x wheels are confident descenders. While their non-aero rims don’t offer any
Specialized don’t peg these things as climbing wheels and they spin
The generous helping of pulling spokes on the rear wheel helps put
None of this would mean anything without longevity and our Roval
Bumps in the road
It’s a good thing our wheels have remained straight, though, since truing
Specialized intends for this wheel to see its fair share of abuse and
We also ran into an unusual problem when swapping the Roubaix
Old school is good but …
Save for the odd fork interference issue and difficult truing
All of the attributes listed above could also apply to
While the Roubaix 322x recalls the benefits of old-school wheel
