Price Paid:  $0.00

Favorite Ride:
Tour Flandres and Paris Roubaix

Bike Setup:
Vitus 979 campagnolo 96 mirage components. wheels mavic gp4 tubular and mavic cpx33 with record hubs and continental 4 seassons tires

Summary:
I was a mavic gp4 wheels with mirage campagnolo hubs. Now cpx 3 rims with Record Campagnolo hubs and continental 4 seassons tires. Its a dream , light and aerodynamic

Strengths:
weight 1300g
Look
unexpencive
aerodynamic

Weaknesses:
A little fragile compare other wheels the rim section is only 23.5mm nominal.

Similar Products Used:
shamal ultra

Price Paid:  $75.00 at several shops

Favorite Ride:
up, both ways

Bike Setup:
US steel.

Summary:
mavic makes great rims. the cxp33 is one of the strongest 700c rims you can get. i dont know if its deep enough for aero, but who cares im never in a hurry

Strengths:
very strong durable rim.

Weaknesses:
makes a very annoying noise. i have had 3 pairs of mavic wheels, and all with the welded joint (sup) have a little alu. shim that eventually works it way loose and rattles around. you can disarm it by taking off your rim tape and dripping some epoxy into the hole where you can see/hear the shim and let it set up overnight. if that doesnt work use a nailset to tap a little indent on the inside wall of the rim, to pinch/retain the shim. holy crap is it ever annoying though. mavic, i know youre reading, please do something about this.

Similar Products Used:
velocity deep-v

Price Paid:  $240.00 at Colorado Cyclist

Favorite Ride:
MO backroads

Bike Setup:
2001 Lemond Poprad, 8 speed w/bar ends, Selle Italia Flite saddle (for now, anyway). You already know about the wheels.

Summary:
This is a follow-up to my original review. After four years, my CXP-33s are still going strong with no trueing necessary and I'm 223# and ride some rough roads. The original price I'm quoting includes the Ultegra hubs, spokes, and build by CC. If there's one disadvantage to them, it's that they work much better with a 60mm valve tube. A standard one will work, but just barely.

Strengths:
Strength, ability to hold trueness, appearance.

Weaknesses:
Works better with 60mm valve presta tubes.

Similar Products Used:
Stock wheels on 2001 Lemond Poprad.

Price Paid:  $0.00 at Barter

Favorite Ride:
Spanish Pyrenees

Bike Setup:
'07 Bianchi S9 Matta Ti; Mix of Campa '01 Record brakes, hubs & '99 post(?); '07 Chorus 10sp. Ergopowers & '06 cassette; '07 Centaur derailleurs; FSA Orbit '07 headset & '02 crankset; Ritchey '01 WCS stem; Fizik Aliante '07 braided carbon saddle. (wheels before on '02 Gazelle ACC Pro110)

Summary:
Built to be thrashed to within an inch of their lives, daily for years on end along flat & undulating roads & appalling Sarphatistraat Amsterdam! Perfectly suitable for transcontinental & Paris-Bres-Paris & the likes. Stylish in black.

Strengths:
Ol'Reliable. No maintenance whatsoever needed during & after 10.000+ kms of sometimes quite crumbly Dutch roads, cycling lanes & Amsterdam streets.

Weaknesses:
Not the lightest for racing over the high mountains.

Similar Products Used:
Campa Nucleon; Mavic Open Pro.

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Price Paid:  $0.00 at Barter

Favorite Ride:
Spanish Pyrenees

Bike Setup:
'07 Bianchi S9 Matta Ti; '03/ '05/ '07 Campa Record brakes & hubs; Chorus shifters & cassette; Centaur derailleurs; FSA crankset; Fizik Aliante carbon saddle. (wheels on Gazelle ACC Pro 110 before)

Summary:
Ol'Reliable. The steady factor within any bike setup. Built to be thrashed daily for years on end along dozens of kms of flat & undulating roads & most appalling Sarphatistr. Amsterdam! Perfect for transcontinental or Paris-Brest-Paris type rides. Stylish in black.

Strengths:
Robust and stiff. Mount them and forget about them. Never needed trueing during 10.000+ km.

Weaknesses:
A bit heavy for a race over the high mountains.

Similar Products Used:
Campa Nucleon; Mavic Open Pro.