The Ksyrium ES wheels arrived yesterday, and I have just returned from the first ride with them, a fastish 85km bunch ride with both climbs and fast flats. Just to make things interesting, it was raining for part of the ride. Rest of the kit is a Look 585/Record with GP4000 tires.
In the past few years the wheels I have owned include Bontrager Race X Lites, Velomax/Easton Ascent IIs, Velocity Aeroheads/Formula hubs, and custom DT Swiss 240s hubs with RR1.1 rims. The Ksyrium ES beat them all, hands down.
I have never felt a wheel roll this smoothly and yet feel completely secure in corners. The Ksyrium ES made the ride of my Look noticeably smoother and more comfortable, and this is a bike that is already very comfortable. Cornering was tight and controlled, even on wet roads. And the hubs were smoother even than the 240s hubs.
For the first time, I was also able to mount tires entirely by hand, with no levers.
Obviously, I need a lot more riding to form a complete picture of these wheels, but so far I am extremely impressed. And they look great with red tires on the black Look.
In the past few years the wheels I have owned include Bontrager Race X Lites, Velomax/Easton Ascent IIs, Velocity Aeroheads/Formula hubs, and custom DT Swiss 240s hubs with RR1.1 rims. The Ksyrium ES beat them all, hands down.
I have never felt a wheel roll this smoothly and yet feel completely secure in corners. The Ksyrium ES made the ride of my Look noticeably smoother and more comfortable, and this is a bike that is already very comfortable. Cornering was tight and controlled, even on wet roads. And the hubs were smoother even than the 240s hubs.
For the first time, I was also able to mount tires entirely by hand, with no levers.
Obviously, I need a lot more riding to form a complete picture of these wheels, but so far I am extremely impressed. And they look great with red tires on the black Look.