Mavic Ksyrium SLR wheels - where to purchase recomendation

Hi all,
I'll keep it short, no-one wants to bored to death on here.
I've set my heart on the following set of wheels - seemingly they're about £1k for the pair, but would anyone a shop outside of the Merlin/CRC/Wiggle stronghold?
http://www.mavic.com/en/product/wheels/ ... syrium-SLR
I'll keep it short, no-one wants to bored to death on here.
I've set my heart on the following set of wheels - seemingly they're about £1k for the pair, but would anyone a shop outside of the Merlin/CRC/Wiggle stronghold?
http://www.mavic.com/en/product/wheels/ ... syrium-SLR
2011 Yeti ASR5 carbon: http://www.pinkbike.com/photo/5817307/
2012 Wilier Cento Uno:
http://www.pinkbike.com/photo/7134480/
Commute bike: http://www.pinkbike.com/photo/9065383/
2012 Wilier Cento Uno:
http://www.pinkbike.com/photo/7134480/
Commute bike: http://www.pinkbike.com/photo/9065383/
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Wheelbase have some. I admit the new exalith rims are very very tasty. £1k though..... a lot of cash given what you can get for half that.
I'd look at R-Sys. Can pickup 2010 models for around £500.
Where? I saw SlaneCycles knocking them out reduced but not that cheap.
Or is Mavic just stubborn?
They were designed as high end sportive/gran condo wheels however a lot of pros ended up using them in hilly mountain stages. Often an RSys front with CCU rear too.
I'd love a pair of the top ones
You forgot the polite IMO tag.
+1
I own R-Sys premiums and they are by far the best wheels I have ridden.
I had a demo pair for a while. Sad to give them back. Ha.
I got almost 20% off the ticket price of my Elites at my LBS, just by haggling. It's worth asking someone who has them in stock, if they will sell them at £XXX.
Boardman FS Pro
The wheelset is an R-SYS Rear.. with a Ksyrium Front. Absolutely incredible! Lightweight.. spin up fast and look good. The effort in maintaining tempo on a climb has gone down and i regularly notice myself in bigger gears and climbing faster.
One thing i've noticed is the rear wheel is VERY comfortable for how stiff it is, the front wheel is very very stiff and it feels like it cuts through the air. I have noticed myself getting slightly numb hands as the wheels are pretty stiff, however i run my tyres at 130PSI.
I picked mine up for £700, and in my eyes i wouldnt pay £300 for the exalith treatment. Just couldnt justify it for enhanced braking power which i didnt need (as i use green swisstop pads on dura ace 7900 calipers) and the black look.
They have deffo made me "faster". On my regular 40mile weeknight training routes i knocked 6 minutes off my time.