I've seen a few broken rotas before, broke at the hub. A forged wheel will be much stronger than a cast wheel...Volk = forged, Rota = cast. The time and money spent on design of a Volk wheel is much greater than of a knockoff wheel like Rota. Rota makes an ok wheel, but Volk is better. If you don't want to spend the money on Volk, then go Rota. I would personally rather go Volk.