Race Face

Turbine SL 25 29in Super Boost Wheel

What Our Gearhead® Experts Are Saying:

"The Super Boost spacing here is doing real work—wider flange stance on the Vault hub gives you noticeably stiffer lateral tracking than a standard Boost wheel, which matters when you're pushing hard through switchbacks or loading the rear end on rough terrain. The 6069 alloy rim is meaningfully stiffer and lighter than 6061 builds at this price point, and the 3-degree engagement means almost no dead travel when you re-engage out of a coasting section. At 1635g for the wheelset, the weight-to-stiffness ratio is hard to beat in this category."

For riders running Super Boost rear spacing, the Race Face Turbine SL is engineered to take full advantage of the wider 157mm axle standard. The increased flange-to-flange distance on the Vault hub allows for a more symmetric spoke angle, improving lateral stiffness and overall wheel tracking under load—a meaningful advantage when you're driving into steep, loose corners or absorbing repeated impacts on rooted terrain.

The 6069 aluminum alloy rim sits in a performance tier above the 6061 alloy used on most wheels at this price. It carries a higher tensile strength-to-weight ratio, which Race Face uses to bring the rim wall down in weight without compromising impact resistance. At 25mm internal width, it's sized for modern trail and XC tire profiles, wide enough for proper tubeless bead support without the handling penalty of an overly wide rim. The 3mm spoke offset redistributes tension between drive and non-drive sides, reducing the chronic imbalance that causes rear wheels to lose true over time.

For aggressive XC and trail riders on Super Boost frames who want a wheel that performs above its price category, holds its build over time, and comes ready for tubeless from the first pump, the Turbine SL Super Boost is the one to put on your bike.