mavic cosmic ssc carbon wheels 9 or 10 speed? :S any good??

gaffy
gaffy Posts: 553
edited October 2012 in Road buying advice
hi

considering buying a pair of these wheels

http://www.freewtc.com/products/mavic-c ... -12832.htm

sorry not the best link

first of all - does anyone know if these are 10 speed compatible??

and secondly does anyone have any experience with these/know if theyre any good/or have any idea of a value??

many thanks in advance

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  • Beatmaker
    Beatmaker Posts: 1,092
    That picture is an old version of the Cosmic Carbone, and its a slightly strange choice of tyre to include. I don't get the website, it infers you are buying these direct from a supplier or manufacturer?

    I'd personally stay clear, there is a guy on eBay selling the new version for £499 quite regularly.
  • gaffy
    gaffy Posts: 553
    sorry i only used that link to show a picture of the wheels i may be buying (privately)

    do you know what year these ones are, do you know if they are 10sp compatible and any idea of value would be appreciated. thanks
  • ugo.santalucia
    ugo.santalucia Posts: 28,336
    gaffy wrote:
    sorry i only used that link to show a picture of the wheels i may be buying (privately)

    do you know what year these ones are, do you know if they are 10sp compatible and any idea of value would be appreciated. thanks

    9 and 10 speed freehubs are the same thing, so yes, they are compatible. Any good? Depends what good is... good to go around the local common and show your mates? Yes, they are great... good to head out for a bumpy ride up the windy moors? No, they are not great.
    For the average rider are largely superfluous, but if you get a very good price on them, why not... bear in mind they are Ksyrium with some advertising space (ehm, carbon fibre composite) glued over
    left the forum March 2023
  • Beatmaker
    Beatmaker Posts: 1,092
    Ah ok. Well if they are nine speed they will take a ten speed cassette, as both nine and ten take the same freehub body. In terms of vaue, I personally wouldn't want to pay much for and older, rather heavy wheelset. I wouldn't pay more than a couple of hundred quid for them.
  • gaffy
    gaffy Posts: 553
    i honestly dont think i need anymore information than that

    thanks you both for your replies

    ugo.santalucia - my thoughts exactly!

    cheers

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