Mavic Crossmax Enduro WTS wheels

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)

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