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Is Mavic comming out with new wheels?

Posted: Thu Nov 27, 2003 10:08 pm
by Superlite
Just wondering, it seems like the ksyriums have been out for about 5 years with little changes, and the cosmic carbones even longer. Are they going to remake these wheels or come out with new ones?

Posted: Thu Nov 27, 2003 11:16 pm
by drew
from what I have seen on their website no new wheels anytime soon. Only wireless computers! Didnt ksyriums first come out in 01?

Posted: Thu Nov 27, 2003 11:16 pm
by Weenie

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Posted: Thu Nov 27, 2003 11:28 pm
by Superlite
I'm pretty sure it was 2000, and I think 2002 was the first year of the SSC, so 5 years, either way they are old, and the carbones even older. Mavic wheels are nice, but there getting behind times, especially the carbons, at 2000g for a wheel set thats really heavy, time to use higher modulus carbon don't you think?

Posted: Fri Nov 28, 2003 3:27 pm
by Ivan
The first the world could see the Mavic Ksyrium was when Armstrong rode the 1999 tour with it (his first after surviving cancer). The next year they were availeble in the shop. 100 % sure about that.

Posted: Fri Nov 28, 2003 7:11 pm
by Tsielio
cosmic is amazing on flat roads
there arent a lot of wheels that are as stiff as cosmic
thats why a lot pro riders use them...
(me to sometimes)
but you have to buy them for tubular

Posted: Fri Nov 28, 2003 7:33 pm
by Delpi
No!!!! The pro riders use the Cosmic Carbon only for money :evil:
The best pro riders use Ada Weels (Amstrong, Urlich ...) :wink:

Posted: Fri Nov 28, 2003 7:42 pm
by Tsielio
the bikes of the pro riders dont have to be lighter than 7 or 7,5 kg
with their power there would be to much flex on the bike
so they choose the stiffest wheels
but it's true the best riders of the world use LIGHTWEIGHT and a few use ada (millar...)
be sure they wouldnt take cosmics if it isn't good!

Posted: Fri Nov 28, 2003 8:14 pm
by Superlite
I'm not saying they are not good, they are, but I'm saying they are kinda old and definatly heavier then most high end wheels. You think they could redesign them to be lighter, but I guess it's not very easy.

And pros bike have a weight limit of 6.8k, and from what I've been hearing with cannondale it will be dropped to either 6.6 or 6.4k in the next season or two. YEAH! :lol:

Posted: Fri Nov 28, 2003 8:14 pm
by Weenie

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Posted: Sat Nov 29, 2003 12:23 am
by Tim the Pineapple
99 with LA...

I think K's were out earier than that for beta testing first by team credit agricole.