Mavic Krysium Elites or ????

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Permalink Reply by David Hutton on April 13, 2009 at 11:52am

I stand by mavic's ksyriums. I am extremely hard on equipment and have used a set for cross two full seasons now with no complaints. Ran them with a stan's tubeless set up last season and really enjoyed them. If you are looking for a comparable product look into the bontrager race xlights. They are also available in a tubular or clincher wheelset. I ran them with challenge grifo's last season also and they ran extremely well!

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Permalink Reply by Keith on April 13, 2009 at 1:07pm

Challenge Grifos.......a coincidence - I ordered a Grifo on Friday. I liked the specs on them, especially the part that hints at being a bit more tougher/flat resistant.

Lots of thorns and cactus stuff going on down here I like the gray Vittoria tire but am looking for something a bit more aggressive to run on back.

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Permalink Reply by David Hutton on April 15, 2009 at 5:02am

Ah. the grifo's wont prevent anything a thorn can do to a tubular.... unless you get some super sweet super bullet proof tires which I doubt will happen. I would avoid Vittoria, and tufo if you have the choice. If you are looking for a slightly more aggressive treat and like the grifo casing go with the fango. It was made as a mud tire but still isnt a true mud tire, more like an aggressive all arounder. Tufo's tend to be a little stiff in the sidewall for my liking and just don't fold the way a challenge or dugast does. just my take.

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Permalink Reply by Rich on April 14, 2009 at 9:47pm

Campagnolo. :D Seriously, I love my Khamisin's and they seem to be bullet proof and comfy at the same time. But I'm a noob and I don't know how the lighter wheelsets hold up to CX racing. They can come with shimano feehubs.

How do you like those Vueltas so far? I stole my Khamsin wheelset off of my road bike to complete the Bianchi, and I'm looking for cost effective wheelset to get me through until I can afford a Eurus 2-way wheelset for the road bike.

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Permalink Reply by Keith on April 15, 2009 at 7:58am

So far so good on the Vueltas. I haven't put many miles on them so its a little early to tell for sure-no off road miles yet. The hubs are ultra smooth.

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Permalink Reply by Rich on April 15, 2009 at 11:26pm

Cool, thanks. Oh, as a side note Pozzato got 2nd at Paris-Roubaix on Campy Hyperon Ultra carbon tubular wheels. Those are their uber light low profile climbing wheels. Tough enough I guess.

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