SKINNY RIMS AREN'T fashionable and 145$ of matching tyres sounds like marketing gone mad. but Mavic's Crossmax Enduros ride as radically as they look.
The solid-bed UST rims seal superbly and the new fat bladed (rather than
round) alloy spoke build is insanely stiff, so acceleration and feedback are
fantastic. The rims, spokes, bearings and freehub shrug off a huge amount of
hammer and you can bend the rim walls back into shape in an emergency.
The 'Most Wanted'-winning Charge front
tyre is fantastically grippy and well damped. The semi-slick Roam XL back
tyre's proclivity to drift stops it flopoing off the narrower rear rim and
whenever we swapped it out for more grip we always ended up sticking it back on
again to boost overall speed.
Weight: 1,810g (870g F, 940g
R)
Rim: 28,5/32,5mm
Freehub lag: 7,5°
Tubeless type: ready
Sizes: 26in, 650b
Options: QR/15/20mm F,
QR135x10/135x12/142x12mm R
XD: Yes
PRICE 1060$ (including tyres)
