wahts the difference between aksiums and ksyrium ?

sibike
sibike Posts: 257
edited June 2009 in Road buying advice
hi,looking to get some new wheels and will either get mavic aksiums or ksyrium equipes but what is the main difference between them and is it worth paying more for the ksyriums.

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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,666
    The difference?

    About £130 and 85 grams.
  • maddog 2
    maddog 2 Posts: 8,114
    weight and price :wink:

    the Ksyriums are quite a bit lighter (K. Elites approx 1550g, Aksiums more like 1850g).

    I rode some of the 09 Aksiums the other day and they rode really well actually. Didn't feel that heavy but the Ksyriums are a step up in terms of performance.
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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,666
    It's the equipes not the Elites.

    I personally don't think that the Equipes are worth the extra over the Aksiums at all. (Having owned both).
  • GavH
    GavH Posts: 933
    I'm pretty sure this was done a few weeks back. General thoughts were that Equipes were not a great improvement over Aksiums at the current price. One poster IIRC reckoned a £50 price difference was about acceptable.
  • whydoesitalwaysrainonme
    whydoesitalwaysrainonme Posts: 532
    I can't help thinking that's a bit of a silly question really, that's like asking what's the difference between a Ford focus and a fiesta.
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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,666
    GavH wrote:
    I'm pretty sure this was done a few weeks back. General thoughts were that Equipes were not a great improvement over Aksiums at the current price. One poster IIRC reckoned a £50 price difference was about acceptable.

    They did, it was me...
  • Mothyman
    Mothyman Posts: 655
    whydoesitalwaysrainonme wrote:
    I can't help thinking that's a bit of a silly question really, that's like asking what's the difference between a Ford focus and a fiesta.

    ...which ,strangely, is the exact decision I had to make only a few weeks ago....
  • maddog 2
    maddog 2 Posts: 8,114
    NapoleonD wrote:
    It's the equipes not the Elites.

    ah yes 8) I should actually read the post. All these wheel threads has fried my brain.

    Having said that, I'd definitely go for a Focus myself.
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  • fast as fupp
    fast as fupp Posts: 2,277
    all mavic wheels are made from condensed poo
    'dont forget lads, one evertonian is worth twenty kopites'
  • GavH
    GavH Posts: 933
    NapoleonD wrote:
    GavH wrote:
    I'm pretty sure this was done a few weeks back. General thoughts were that Equipes were not a great improvement over Aksiums at the current price. One poster IIRC reckoned a £50 price difference was about acceptable.

    They did, it was me...

    In which case I did indeed recall correctly! :D
  • sibike
    sibike Posts: 257
    are they the same hubs and bearings ?
    what are you actually paying extra cash for ? apart from a bit of weight loss (sorry if this sounds a stupid question )
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,666
    No, the hubs are different.

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