me ol' rolfs

Try checking out wheel sales on Ebay to get estimates of
their resale value. At a guess, I would say a pair of Pros
in good condition with those miles could go for anywhere
from 200 to 350 dollars. The market seems pretty hot right
now for name brand wheelsets, even used. I tried several
times to bid on some Bontrager Race Lites but prices are too
high for me.

r.b.

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Anyone know how long these rolf wheels last that I
affectionately call me ol' wagon wheels. I have 13,000
miles on my vector comps, and had them trued once at the
5000 mile mark. Also own some Vector pros with about 6000
miles on them. What would the Vector Pros be worth in
today's market?

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Anyone know how long these rolf wheels last that I
affectionately call me ol' wagon wheels. I have 13,000
miles on my vector comps, and had them trued once at
the 5000 mile mark. Also own some Vector pros with
about

6000

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miles on them. What would the Vector Pros be worth in
today's market?

As for what they're worth, I couldn't say. As for how long
they should last, 13,000 miles is about a year for me and
well below that for many pros. They had better last well
beyond 13,000 miles. I'm still riding wheels that have more
than three times that and that cost about a third what a set
of Rolfs used to cost.

Bob C.

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As for what they're worth, I couldn't say. As for how long
they should last, 13,000 miles is about a year for me and
well below that for many

pros.

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They had better last well beyond 13,000 miles. I'm still
riding wheels

that

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have more than three times that and that cost about a
third what a set of Rolfs used to cost.

Wheel durability is a complicated equation and the ultimate
"your mileage may vary" sort of thing. We have customers
with well over 20k miles on Race X-Lites and Rolf V-Pros,
and other who kill them in under 10k. Same thing for
conventional wheels. Rider weight is *not* the biggest
determinant either.

You wanna know who kills wheels most quickly? The guy
(always a guy) who's trying to hang in there in high-speed
"training" rides (not always sure what they're "training"
for) who can do little more than hang on to the wheel in
front of them. Finesse goes out the window as they're
constantly running past max, and, being towards the rear of
the group, potholes just seem to mysteriously materialize
underneath their wheels. The best way to make wheels last
longer (under such circumstances) is with a wider tire.

--Mike-- Chain Reaction Bicycles
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