what are the "Roval" wheels on the test bike? As these straight pull?
I am running the hardtail version of this bike (2012 Stumpy Evo 29er HT) and have found the wheels just about right to resist my abusive riding style and 170lb weight
my bike has "Roval Traversee" rims which are 490gm, nice and wide, with eyelets, running on Specialized sealed bearing hubs with the DT Swiss 10mm front skewer compatible hub and 135mm x 10mm rear
I rebuilt the stock wheels with Sapim D/B spokes and brass nipples, as the stock setup with DT Swiss plain gauge and alloy nips could not be trued after 2 months of ownership
carefully raised the spoke tension using a Spokey and Park spoke tension gauge, and the bike is transformed with a much "punchier" wheelset that feels 'alive' whereas the factory built lacing felt 'dead'
shame the Specialized rear hub has now crapped itself with some rumbling going on…but I was wanting to put a Hope Pro II EVO hub in the rear so its all good really ;)