With Race Face being a company of mountain bikers, when we set out to create a new aggressive trail / Enduro wheelset, our goal was simple – “Make the wheel we want to ride.” The Turbine R wheelset is product of an exhaustive process of design and testing, finding the optimal balance between a number of touchstone features we deemed the most important in a modern all-mountain wheelset. With the Turbine R we feel we have raised the bar for a true performance wheelset suited for today’s versatile trail and enduro mountain taming machines.
The features and advantages that the new Turbine R wheels offer riders is expansive; a few highlights:
• 30mm Inner diameter width of the Turbine R rim gives the rider a firm footprint resulting in increased traction. The wider rim also improves tire profile and tire sidewall stiffness for a more comfortable, confidence-inspiring ride.
• The tubeless ready Turbine R rim, manufactured from super tough and lightweight 6069 aluminum, features an asymmetric design for more balanced spoke tension and improved strength, durability and longevity.
• The biggest advantage of the new Turbine wheel lies at its heart – the all new Vault hub. An oversized hub body with large oversized flanges offer an improved bracing angle, while large cartridge bearings are positioned in a wide stance for longevity. Vault features ultra fast engagement with its 60 tooth drive ring and 6 double tooth pawls (3 engage at a time) to provide an incredible 120 points of engagement @ 3 degrees. The hub is available in standard and boost spacing and with tool free end caps for all axle standards.
Don’t just take our word for it though; here are the first impressions of the new wheelset from team riders Wade and Rémy after testing on the demanding trails of Vancouver’s infamous North Shore.
| I'm impressed with the performance of the new Race Face Turbine R wheel. Since about 1986 I've been working wheels over and have tried all the different combinations of spokes, lacing techniques and rim widths as well as shredding 26", 27.5 and 29er wheel sizes. I would say I know a thing or two about wheels. The 28 spoke Turbine R surprised me with stiffness and durability; after shreddin' hard with Metailler the wheel showed no signs of fatigue and was arrow straight. Also, having the confidence of the Vault hub and its amazing 3 degrees of engagement, could mean the return of the huck to flat classic 'Wheelie Drop,' or not...haha! - Wade Simmons |
| First ride on the Turbine R was a success. Straight away I noticed the hub engagement and how smooth it was. Also the wider rim (30mm) gives a bit of wider feel on the tire and increased contact with the ground meaning added grip. Now let's talk about the music... Love that sound of the hub! - Remy Metailler |
Turbine R Wheelset
Built For: XC/Trail/Enduro
Weight: Wheelset- 27.5” 1730g / 29” 1815g
USD MSRP Front: $479.99, Rear: $639.99
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HERE Riders: Rémy Métailler and Wade Simmons
Video: Scott Secco
Photo: Margus Riga
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Props for another great video , and props to Wade and Remy .
Would spending $1000+ on bike tripse make me better rider? YES!
And it'd include lots of beer
A new wheel and not made out of plastic?
Well done.
Whatever I like plus sized bikes but i think wade would chose a 'normal' of his own free will
Or "way'me" could be ok
Be nice if RaceFace could find me a replacement preload ring for my cinch cranks.
????
everyone I knew trashed it on the first installation... yeah we could have warned each other...
30€ is way too much for that crappy plastic ring. please upgrade to aluminium or something that works...
I returned it. I've used RF cranks for years. No more. Also zero customer service.
It would be nice if RF would reply to either my LBS or reply to my many emails i sent direct.