Urgent dilemna - Your advice please.....

Sammyw23
Sammyw23 Posts: 627
edited February 2012 in Road buying advice
In a bit of a dilemna and need the help of anyone who has put some miles into the exalith rims.

When the original Royles 25% deal came on I ordered the Cosmic Carbone SL but they were out of stock and offered me a free upgrade to the SLE exalith wheels which I duly accepted for the same £580 that I would have paid for the SL's.

Since then they have sat unused ready for the summer bike but I am still concerned about durability of the new rim and there is little to reassure/deter online other than the well known weight weenies thread.

So.....with the new Royles deal today, I could buy the SL's and sell the SLE's for (hopefully) a profit. Or do I run the Exalith rims for a summer and see how they go.

Only 3 sets of SL's left so not long to decide!

Thoughts/advice welcome all. Thanks
Cervelo P3
Bianchi Infinito
Cannondale CAAD10

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  • Sammyw23
    Sammyw23 Posts: 627
    Happy to hear the thoughts of non-exalith owners too i.e. what would you do in this same situation. Thanks
    Cervelo P3
    Bianchi Infinito
    Cannondale CAAD10
  • ajb72
    ajb72 Posts: 1,178
    I have read a fair bit on the topic as I really fancied a set of SLR's. All accounts so far indicate they actually wear harder than the standard Ksyrium rims, but as I say that's not my personal experience. If you have had a cracking deal on the SLE's the exalith finish would not put me off, just the opposite in fact. The improved braking capability would be a bonus of me.
  • Sammyw23
    Sammyw23 Posts: 627
    Thanks mate. Yeah the braking is supposedly top notch although there is the noise issue too. I am leaning towards keeping the SLEs especially as I have paid for the MP3 on them.
    Cervelo P3
    Bianchi Infinito
    Cannondale CAAD10
  • si2k2000
    si2k2000 Posts: 61
    I have the SLE and couldn't be happier with them. That said I have only ridden them once!
  • Sammyw23
    Sammyw23 Posts: 627
    Good to hear mate cheers! How did you find the brake squeal? Is it that bad?
    Cervelo P3
    Bianchi Infinito
    Cannondale CAAD10
  • Zoomer37
    Zoomer37 Posts: 725
    I have the SLR's and the exalith braking surface is really good.

    There is a loud noise when braking for the first handful of times you ride on them, but as soon as the rim gets coated with the Mavic brake pads which are used with them they're fine.
  • Pseudonym
    Pseudonym Posts: 1,032
    dilemma - not 'dilemna'..
  • Sammyw23
    Sammyw23 Posts: 627
    Thank you - you have enriched my life with that spelling lesson
    Cervelo P3
    Bianchi Infinito
    Cannondale CAAD10
  • Pseudonym
    Pseudonym Posts: 1,032
    Sammyw23 wrote:
    Thank you - you have enriched my life with that spelling lesson

    you're welcome - that was the idea...
  • ChrisBush1
    ChrisBush1 Posts: 13
    Mavic wheels are some of the toughest and the Exalith coating makes the rims extra hard wearing. Get em ridden
  • si2k2000
    si2k2000 Posts: 61
    Just been out for a couple of hours today and the roads round here are pretty awful, lots of back country roads, plenty of potholes and grit and gravel everywhere. The main reason I ride Mavics is because of their durability and these seemed to handle the rough roads round here well. In terms of ht embrace squel it isn't that bad and doesn't really bother me. That said I would put up with the noise for the vastly improved braking ability of standard rims.

    So in summary....GO GET EM! :)

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