When Race Face set about designing the Turbine R Wheel, they listed in order what they felt was important in a wheel and built something to meet those requirements. With the top 3 priorities being Durability, Stiffness, and Serviceability, the Turbine R can handle almost anything you can throw at it.

The wheel features an asymmetric design offsetting the placement of the spoke nipples by 3mm. This design mixed with the purpose-built Vault hub leads to a wheel with equally balanced spoke tension throughout and a single spoke size for ease of replacement.

Who's this item for: Designed for aggressive trail riding this wheel would be perfect for Trail or Enduro bikes.


Race Face Vault Rear Hub Specifications:

Materials: Made from Aluminum.

Engagement: Almost instantaneous 3 degree engagement. This comes from the use of 6 double tooth pawls (3 engage at a time) for 120 points of engagement. The pawls also all feature low drag springs to ensure low coast drag when not engaged.

Spoke hole count: 28 hole spoke count.

Convertibility: The rear Vault hubs can be converted between HG, XD and Microspline freehub standards easily.

Bearing style / amount: Oversized 6902 bearings for better durability.


Race Face Turbine R Rims:

Tubeless: Yes, the rims are tubeless ready and even come with a tubeless rim strip and valve installed.

Rim Dimensions: The rim height is 20mm and the internal width is 30mm.

Materials: Made with 6069 Alloy, for extra strength and durability.


Race Face Turbine R Spokes:

Material: The materials are not listed by Race Face.

J-bend / Straight pull: They are double-butted straight-pull spokes.


Race Face Turbine R Nipple:

Material: Alloy nipples for lighter weight.


Race Face Turbine R total wheel weight: Individual wheel weights are not listed by Race Face but the total weight per wheel set for 27.5” is 1730g, and 29” is 1815g.

What's in the box:

• 1x Race Face Turbine R rear wheel.
• 1x Rim Strip.
• 1x Tubeless Valve.

Pros: Super-efficient 3-degree engagement. 30mm internal rim, single-sized straight pull spokes for easy replacements, purpose built for durability and Tubeless-ready out of the box.

Cons: No flashy decals for the price, not as light as other wheels on the market.