Hopefully these hold up better than the old SL wheelset. I've smashed two of them just this year, not to keen on paying the €1000 or whatever it is per wheel any more. Their "it happens" warranty only applies to US customers unfortunately, so we here in europe/rest of the world are out of luck. Tried to email roval several times just to see if they could offer any discount, but they have never answered me. Cant see any reason at all to buy any more wheels from specialized (even though I love their bikes!) so went with a new industry nine enduro wheelset this time, hopefully that holds up better, and they should have a better "crash/smash" warranty program.
I saw some traverse Sl's currently on sale for £950 along with the basic traverse with 350 hubs for £650. Would you say they're not that great? hard to find any honest review out there!
@@maxim54321 I cant really comment on how great or not they are unfortunatly, since I got about 3 hours of riding on them in total. And since they dont have any crash warranty for europe, I bit the bullet and went with a enduro carbon wheelset from industry nine, set me back like €3000, but hopefully they should be covered if I smash them.
I've been riding a set of SL's for several years with zero issues and they've got a lovely ride feel. So far the Traverse definitely seem to look after tyres better, but the Reserves are easier to get tyres on and off than the Rovals
@@GuyKesTV Amazingly quick response! thanks! When you say you have been riding a set of SL's for several years you are talking of the Reserve 30SL and not the Traverse SL II I am guessing. I just wanted to check since SL is in both names. Assuming I get my tires changed at the bike shop which of the two would you recommend and why? :)
@@terryeyland9836 yes sorry, 30SL is what I’ve had for years. For general riding I’d probably go Reserve just because I know they definitely last (though both have lifetime warranty anyway). If I was riding somewhere with a lot of rocks or I really liked low pressures then I’d go Traverse for the broader sidewall which really does seem to save tires. Hope that helps
They’re still going great with zero punctures so far and a nice lively ride feel. That rim shelf means they’re an absolute arse to get tires onto at first though!
