Have a 20 year old set of the Mavic Ksyrium Elites a year now. Got them for about $160 USD. Nice and strong. Put in some new Mavic brand bearings and did the mineral oil service to silence that noisy problem that flares up. They are great for heavier riders and won’t suffer catastrophic endings like carbon wheels with carbon spokes. Guess what? Mavic even supports them today if you email a question about them. A 20 year old wheel set on my even older Trek 5200 OCLV! Bought them because of Harley’s kind recommendation here. Thank you, Harley! 🎯👏🏼🚵🏽‍♀️

I bought a set of Mavic KSyrium SL's in 2007 when I was 117 kg for $1550 NZD. They were light and super strong. The front one bent out of shape at 16,000 km in a crash. The back one the spoke twisted around when the shop mechanic was using the spoke key. The nipple had corroded to the rim. I replaced them with the Elites which I bought separately the front for $630 and the back later for $800. The back one I had a few issues the rear hub blew after three thousand km and I had it replaced under warranty. One spoke broke at five thousand and I had it replaced. The rim broke at ten and a half thousand km and I replaced it. The front wheel went to twenty one thousand km when it got a juddering feeling so I left it out the front lawn for anyone to pick up and some Samoan woman drives by and picks it up within a minute.

@durianriders

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😂❤️❤️👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻

Love all of your videos … your an inspiration 😊

Thanks for droppin all this info, I sort of saw that things had been rejigged and we have more elite equipment in the used parts bin these days, but wasn't sure or had the means of evidence like you have access to, I'm going after some of these for my old Madone.....cheers buddy keep on tellin' it!...and btw you're looking ripped!

I’ve been eyeing a set of Heliums for a while... Rode Rolf Vectors for about as long as you have been on the Ksyriums... Currently in love with the first gen Campy 3g steel spoke varietals

What a weird coincidence. I was out for a ride on my specialized allez sprint tonight with the same wheelset. They stop so good. No need for disk with this wheelset. Perfect.

DR upload more about your kicks business. FYI JD sport has jordan two trey for $88 and they are retailing at FL for $220.

Damn, Harley! 51st place in 2003 Paris-Brest-Paris out of 4,000+ riders that started is stright up righteous! I had no idea you actually raced back in the day. This sheds an entirelly different light on you. Not that you weren't credible before when it came to cycling commentary, but this puts it in in a whole new pespective - especially as it concerns guys being on the "juice." You were there, in it and know what it took to compete at the highest levels. It ain't changed with today's group of riders - especially the speed records they're breaking constantly on heavier, disc brake bikes. Most people like myself have given up on the peloton ever riding clean again and enjoy racing from a purely entertainment perspective. While the purests will hem and holler to the cows come home about clean racing, but at the end of the day nothing ever really changes. The cheaters are always one or several steps ahead of the tests and biological pasport protocols, regardless the changes made to them and likely always will be. But, hey, if the majority of the top riders are on some type of "programme" then the competition is at least somewhat fair by and large and perhaps that's the best anyone can ask for. Would love to hear more race commentary from you, a la Lantrern Rouge, as you do an excellent job of breaking situations down. But I love the equipment videos as well. Keep the excellent content coming!

Great wheel set! I’ve had mine for 8+ years and they’ve done 45k+ kms - they are wonderful for descending at speed. Mavic replaced the free hub for me in 2017 under warranty and have not had an issue. On a mid 2010s carbon frame it makes the bike light af and perfect for climbing.

Not surprised to see ksyriums held in such high regard. Did 36k on mine without touching them. Before that I had Mavic heliums which were the exact opposite, floppy, with frequent bearing failure and rim eyelets that went awol. To be fair the heliums were race wheel only. Keep up the honest content!

I have some old school Ksyrium ES Anniversary Editions 2006 (you know the ones with the 1 red spoke and hubs). You're right, they are bullet proof except for the freewheel, race, and bearings.. it got to a point to where I could barely turn it by hand.

@durianriders

Жыл бұрын

Bearings easy to replace and so is free hub

Any knowledge on the mavic sys slr wheelset? They also have the rounded spokes and I read that there was failure with the spokes. Can't find any info about them online!

I have Mavic rims with the stress cracks. I ride hard, and guess what, NOTHING breaks!

I’ve got Mavic Kysrium Elites on my 10 year old Cervélo R5. They’ve served me well so far, but I’ve been thinking of swapping them for those fabulous Winspace wheels on your recent vid. Would I notice enough difference in my average speed to justify the swap?

My favourite wheels.. if I can find some at a good condition and price 😊

Bro Ksyrium exalith my absolute favourite rim. Sadly sold mine to my father in law. Regretted ever since. My only gripe is they're quite narrow and can be quite hard to fit some tyres. And I guess to a lesser extent the proprietary brake pads 😬. Still keep my eye out of marketplace for them tho. Love them

I've got them now for about 200 USD and I'm totally satisfied about the performance of these wheels, you are so right,

I've got a set of these with worn brake tracks, previous owner obviously never cleaned the aluminium out of his pads

Morning from Devon England , advice regarding building a bike have never built a bike before , let’s start with frame , don’t have a lot of money for the build about a thousand pounds , so what frame in your opinion is best , looking for titanium really.

@janeblogs324

Жыл бұрын

Pragma for sure

@Handletaken4

Жыл бұрын

£1000 and Titanium do not belong in the same sentence.

Whats an alternative pad i can use on these wheels? Can't find exalith pads

What brand/model would be a good alternative to this wheelset in 2023? I've always wanted a set of these wheels, but they are either really worn out or still quite expensive here in the UK (when buying second hand). I don't mind going Chinese. I just don't know what to look for.

@durianriders

Жыл бұрын

Get some near new ones like me. WAY more deals in UK than Australia. If you want brand new watch my vids on Winspace Hyper.

Such a great wheel, it almost destroyed Mavic….. the Ksyrium SSL cracked like crazy. We stopped selling them because everyone came back with cracked back wheels. Mavic stoped replacing under warranty and wanted to give Ksyrium Elite or cosmic versions to customer’s…… Buy some Dura ace 7850 wheels, those will last! ❤

@kevin_du_92

Жыл бұрын

They have a very bad reputation indeed! Dura ace for the win! C24 900 or 9100 if you need 11 speeds

Don't mind heavy wheels sometimes, training wise I like those old "heavy" Mavic CXP 30 round things, good wheel to train on especially when paired with heavy tyre (like a Schwalbe Durano).

@durianriders

Жыл бұрын

I had a set of those in 1997 ✌️✌️ solid rims!

@bradford_shaun_murray

Жыл бұрын

@@durianriders hey Durian, oh nice you had those that's cool, yeah the good ol CXP 30s, maybe the only wheel still being ridden around after they drop the bomb lol.

@charlesfosterkane8034

Жыл бұрын

I have CXP 30 on my Lemond Roadbike. Hoo hoo However, I feel my Open Pro with Ultegra hubs 36 spoke are a top tier rim.

@bradford_shaun_murray

Жыл бұрын

@@charlesfosterkane8034 Lemond with Reynolds frame?

@charlesfosterkane8034

Жыл бұрын

@@bradford_shaun_murray Exactly lol You nailed it. Thev Reynolds 525 is not a fast bicycle but a good strong commuter. All parts original even the RSX groupset.

Call me a nervous Nellie, but after having a Mavic GEL 280 on the front explode on me when I was at 30mph, I'm very wary of rim eyelet cracks. I don't blame Mavic at all. I blame myself for not pre-flighting my bike properly. Given my spare tubs are on old Super Champion rims I bought back when they were current, you might surmise that I'm at an age where tasting the tarmac comes with a few more consequences than it did when I was in my thirties, hence my phobia about compromised rims.

@charlesfosterkane8034

Жыл бұрын

I have a Vitus 979 bicycle with the original GEL 280 on them. They are super lightweight and have failed for others. I had the Specialized Hell of the North 25mm Tubulars installed. I inflate with enough air to hold form but not at max inflation to provide some cushion to preserve the wheels.

Bullet proof, I had one Ksyrium elite but the rear hub made some howling noise downhill had me scared and sold it.

@durianriders

Жыл бұрын

Needed some mineral oil on the pawls.

Mavic have now made a lightweight motor for electric road bikes.

@IronHorsey3

Жыл бұрын

Saw that, very efficient and lightweight. Won’t be out for another year or so. Mavic is looking to partner for distribution. It’ll be a game changer.

Which caad frame you got there in the back? Looks good

@returnofthenative

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Riding with cracked wheels and calling Disc brakes unsafe 😂

@durianriders

Жыл бұрын

That’s how much of a sheep you are 😂. You probably see a spider and spray it with poison because the TV said so! You don’t have the ability to use context. A crack is a crack and ‘a spider = danger to a fly so that means danger to me’ lol

2:50 Harley, it's called: "business at the front, party at the back"

Those are the disc version?

@durianriders

Жыл бұрын

Rim with a 720mm rotor built into the rim itself for lighter weight, better brake modulation and acceleration. Oh yes and far more aero you have the disc molded into the rim hidden and with LESS spokes vs catching the wind, off balanced asymmetric wheel with ugly amount of spokes in it.

Made in Romania, my country 🇷🇴✝️🤝🫂❤️.

those wheels are slow like the spinerergy ones. The spokes caused so much drag

Your last words: "...chuck them on the shopping bike" Bro...Harley we need more on your shopping rig. I need to buy a trailer or something and I want to take my cat with me. Can we see more on your cats and commuting rig?

Can ya mirror the video?

why do you have so many shoes?

@durianriders

Жыл бұрын

I run a triple marathon every day before breakfast since August 2009.

The difference between innovation and development. Mavic makes their stuff better and better every year which is boring for the guys spending $4,000 on untested bs.

4th

WLM

2nd

Please, share your opinion about war in Ukraine.

@K.V.P14

Жыл бұрын

What a bizarre request. What would that achieve??? Some people man .....SMH.....

@IronHorsey3

Жыл бұрын

Yes, join the civilized world and stop Putin’s illegal invasion. Stop the ChiCom-Russia-Mullahs Alliance now and support the people of Ukraine in its self-defense for survival. Do it today! 🇺🇦

@maccaoutdoors2889

Жыл бұрын

Zelensky is a flog and Putin is the alpha.

@bradford_shaun_murray

Жыл бұрын

um...war needs to be more environmentally friendly and green? I dunno?

@IronHorsey3

Жыл бұрын

@@maccaoutdoors2889 - Putin is a KGB thug and desperate for the disaster he caused. Russia is sinking and a colony of the ChiComs who buy discounted energy.

happy 420 DR