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Make your Pre-Order now and be the first to get 32 inch wheels. Delivery September 2026
Rim type: Hookless (tubeless ready / innertube compatible w. TLR tires)
Depth: 52 mm
Inside width: 37 mm
Weight: 470 g
Optimized for tire sizes: 50 mm and up
Tire pressure: Size & Pressure Chart
Profile: ART Asymmetric Rim Design
Finish: UD carbon w. brushed silver waterslide decals
Wheel Size: 32″
ERD: 599 mm
Max. rider + gear weight: 125 kg
Wheelset weight: 1503 g
Weight based on lightest configuration w/o valves and rim tape (± 25 grams)
DT Swiss 180 Boost Straight Pull, Ceramic Bearings
Center Lock
Front 15 x 110 / Rear 12 x 148
Freehub Body: Shimano HG / Shimano Micro Spline / SRAM XD / SRAM XDR
Alpina Ultralite Straight Pull Aero Spokes — Silver
28 Front / 28 Rear
See Spoke Chart for spoke length
9th Wave SandStone SL32 LTD wheels come with rim tape and valves installed and are hand built by our master wheel builders in the Netherlands.
Go to our product support pages to register your product and get lifetime warranty and crash replacement on your carbon rims!
| Lightweight: | ★★★★☆ |
| Aerodynamics: | ★★★★☆ |
| Comfort: | ★★★★★ |
| Stiffness: | ★★★★☆ |
| Versatility: | ★★★☆☆ |
Picture a long gravel day — a route that climbs for two hours on compact surface, then drops into rough double-track where you’re constantly adjusting your line and your weight. You want a wheelset that doesn’t ask you to compromise between those two halves of the ride. Light enough that the climb doesn’t feel like a tax. Stiff enough that when the surface breaks up, the wheel holds its line without absorbing the energy you just put in. And a hub that doesn’t add friction you’ll feel by hour four.
That’s what the SandStone SL32 LTD is built for. The foundation is the same 32″ rim as the SandStone SL32 — 52mm deep, 37mm internal width, hookless tubeless ready, with our ART Asymmetric Rim Design keeping spoke tension balanced front and rear. The 37mm width means a 50mm+ tire mounts broader than it would on a narrower rim — the sidewall gets more support, deforms less under cornering load and at lower pressures, and holds its shape where it matters most. The 32″ diameter itself rolls over obstacles at a shallower angle than a 700c wheel — roots, rock edges, eroded track — which means less speed lost to impact and less energy spent recovering from it.
Where the LTD differs is in what’s at the centre. The DT Swiss 180 Boost hub with ceramic bearings is DT Swiss’s flagship. It’s lighter than the 240 EXP used in the standard SL32, and it runs with lower rolling friction — ceramic bearings generate less heat and wear more slowly than steel, which means they hold their smoothness longer before needing attention. On a single ride, the difference is subtle. Over a season of long days on rough terrain, it accumulates. Combined with silver Alpina aero spokes laced under ART’s tension balance, the total weight comes to 1503g — 75 grams less than the SL32. A 32″ wheelset with a wide tire is inherently heavier than the equivalent 700c setup. That’s a trade you make consciously, for the rollover and comfort advantages it brings. The DT Swiss 180 is one of the ways you take some of that weight back.
Twenty-eight spokes front and rear — four more than on the 700c SandStone SL — give the larger rim the structural depth it needs. Boost axle spacing (15×110 front / 12×148 rear) widens the hub flange base, adding lateral stiffness to a wheel that carries more leverage than a smaller diameter. The brushed silver decals and matching silver spokes are not an afterthought — they make the LTD visually coherent in a way that suits riders who put thought into both sides of how their equipment performs.
This is a limited introductory run. The number of sets is fixed. For the full case on why 32″ wheels change how a gravel bike handles rough terrain, read our journal article on the SandStone SL32. If you want the same rim geometry with a more accessible hub specification, the SandStone SL32 with DT Swiss 240 EXP Boost remains in the range.
Picture a long gravel day — a route that climbs for two hours on compact surface, then drops into rough double-track where you’re constantly adjusting your line and your weight. You want a wheelset that doesn’t ask you to compromise between those two halves of the ride. Light enough that the climb doesn’t feel like a tax. Stiff enough that when the surface breaks up, the wheel holds its line without absorbing the energy you just put in. And a hub that doesn’t add friction you’ll feel by hour four.
That’s what the SandStone SL32 LTD is built for. The foundation is the same 32″ rim as the SandStone SL32 — 52mm deep, 37mm internal width, hookless tubeless ready, with our ART Asymmetric Rim Design keeping spoke tension balanced front and rear. The 37mm width means a 50mm+ tire mounts broader than it would on a narrower rim — the sidewall gets more support, deforms less under cornering load and at lower pressures, and holds its shape where it matters most. The 32″ diameter itself rolls over obstacles at a shallower angle than a 700c wheel — roots, rock edges, eroded track — which means less speed lost to impact and less energy spent recovering from it.
Where the LTD differs is in what’s at the centre. The DT Swiss 180 Boost hub with ceramic bearings is DT Swiss’s flagship. It’s lighter than the 240 EXP used in the standard SL32, and it runs with lower rolling friction — ceramic bearings generate less heat and wear more slowly than steel, which means they hold their smoothness longer before needing attention. On a single ride, the difference is subtle. Over a season of long days on rough terrain, it accumulates. Combined with silver Alpina aero spokes laced under ART’s tension balance, the total weight comes to 1503g — 75 grams less than the SL32. A 32″ wheelset with a wide tire is inherently heavier than the equivalent 700c setup. That’s a trade you make consciously, for the rollover and comfort advantages it brings. The DT Swiss 180 is one of the ways you take some of that weight back.
Twenty-eight spokes front and rear — four more than on the 700c SandStone SL — give the larger rim the structural depth it needs. Boost axle spacing (15×110 front / 12×148 rear) widens the hub flange base, adding lateral stiffness to a wheel that carries more leverage than a smaller diameter. The brushed silver decals and matching silver spokes are not an afterthought — they make the LTD visually coherent in a way that suits riders who put thought into both sides of how their equipment performs.
This is a limited introductory run. The number of sets is fixed. For the full case on why 32″ wheels change how a gravel bike handles rough terrain, read our journal article on the SandStone SL32. If you want the same rim geometry with a more accessible hub specification, the SandStone SL32 with DT Swiss 240 EXP Boost remains in the range.
