What are the differences between Mavic Cosmic SLS and SLE?

288GTO
288GTO Posts: 79
edited December 2015 in Road buying advice
I just ordered Mavic Cosmic Carbon SLS wheelset for $700. My buddy has a 2015 Canyon Aeroad 7.0 with Mavic Comic Carbon SLE. What are the differences between the two wheels?

Thanks!

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  • 964cup
    964cup Posts: 1,362
    SLS has a conventional alloy braking surface; SLE braking track is exalith (special pads, better in wet than alloy).
  • 288GTO
    288GTO Posts: 79
    [url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19762084#p19762084]964Cup[/url] wrote:
    SLS has a conventional alloy braking surface; SLE braking track is exalith (special pads, better in wet than alloy).


    Got it. Thanks!!
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    Perhaps more importantly, SLS is a black wheel with silver brake track, and SLE is all black.

    Did you mean that his wheels were 'Cosmic Carbone' and not Comic Carbon as you said :lol:
  • ck101
    ck101 Posts: 222
    Not something I'd be paying a premium for.
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    Each to their own on that one.

    Canyon Aeroad would look shyte with silver rims.
    Completely black wheels look much better IMO. The rim tends to look deeper.

    Black rims make silver tracked rims look old fashioned.
    If you get better braking (I am not saying you do) then the two things would make the extra expense worth it to a lot of people.

    Its not like the SLS's are cheap either.
    In for a penny ........
  • thegreatdivide
    thegreatdivide Posts: 5,807
    [url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19762551#p19762551]Carbonator[/url] wrote:
    Each to their own on that one.

    Canyon Aeroad would look shyte with silver rims.
    Completely black wheels look much better IMO. The rim tends to look deeper.

    Black rims make silver tracked rims look old fashioned.
    If you get better braking (I am not saying you do) then the two things would make the extra expense worth it to a lot of people.

    Its not like the SLS's are cheap either.
    In for a penny ........

    Exalith 2 braking is the best you can possibly get with rim brakes, so IMO it's worth it.

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