Mavic Ksyrium ES Wheelset Review

The Mavic Ksyrium ES wheelset  should come as no surprise that it is generally considered a top-end race-only item, as it costs about the same as a used 1992 ford Taurus. These wheels might best be compared to a Formula 1 car: High tech, ultra light weight, super-high performance, and work best with a certain amount of preventative maintenance.

Much like a Formula One team, anyone with the budget to afford a set and the wisdom to do the maintenance checks will find the Mavic Ksyrium ES a full partner in speed. This wheelset is among the best in the industry, rolling as true and as fast as any wheel mankind has ever produced, and making changes in direction and attitude an afterthought. For those riders with sponsors, rest assured that those snazzy logos will look fantastic perched above these classy bad-boys.

The only bad news? As mentioned, the Ksyrium ES wheels are race-only units, as intense as they are peregrine falcon fast. Those exotic and proprietary wheel spokes have been known to break under extreme load, but as anyone who races knows, in this regard they aren’t so different from many other highly-tuned components. Weight issues aside, it must be said that this may have to do with the rider’s tendency to abuse the wheels, or the surfaces over which they are ridden. The bearings function at peak efficiency with periodic adjustment, possibly as often as every 200 miles depending on the road surface, but should last a good long time if maintained properly.

Overall, the Mavic Ksyrium ES wheelset is just what one might expect of a full-race component. It will give you every inch of the performance you ask for, provided that you treat it with the patience and the respect required for such high-end equipment.

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