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Originally Posted by strop

I'm sure this seller is wondering why no-one would bid on a lovely set of Mavic Elite wheels. We're all wondering why the picture shows a front wheel with 20 spokes and Mavic Elites have always had 18 :-D

http://cgi.ebay.com/Mavic-Ksyrium-El...item27aef2d5b0

I sent this message ...

"How many spokes does a Mavic Elite front wheel have? (Hint: 20 is not the right answer)."

Update: The seller not only replied but posted the question to the listing. I can only assume he/she is blissfully unaware of the faux pax. I'm guessing someone put Elite stickers on an Equipe wheel and managed to pass it off as an Elite. This is both sad and funny at the same time. The seller even relisted the item, but for the obvious reason still can't seem to attract any bids.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...:X:RTQ:US:1123

Maybe whoever built them had a 20h front hub to work with and just decided that the few grams of extra weight from using two rear rims was better than forking out more money for another hub.

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