mavic askuim 2008

little wiser
little wiser Posts: 662
edited July 2009 in Commuting chat
are these any good? ie an upgrade for a trek 1.7?

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  • El Gordo
    El Gordo Posts: 394
    For the price they are pretty good. I've done a couple of thousand miles on a pair (most of the in the wet) and the hubs are still very smooth and they are still totally true. They are reasonably light too but nothing exceptional.

    The bladed spokes are maybe more bling than function but they do at least make a good noise at high speed.

    They do flex laterally a bit more than I'd expect. Not much of a problem but I do get a bit of brake rub when out of the saddle.
  • Aguila
    Aguila Posts: 622
    I've got some on my focus cayo, I like them a lot. Granted I've not ridden any proper high end wheels but they seem better than standard fir wheels on my commuter.
    www.bikehike.co.uk/mapview.php?id=6277
  • downfader
    downfader Posts: 3,686
    If they are like the 2007 (which is what I had I think) then they will be very nice for the money. I loved mine, never had flex on them as the frame would flex slightly instead. Very smooth and fast for the money. I agree about bladed spokes being more bling, my current wheels have normal DTSwiss spokes and perform just as well in an aero fashion, lol!

    If you have them installed remember to get the spoke tension checked after about 3 months as these will change with heavy to moderate riding. The rims however didnt budge on mine despite this. 8)

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