Singlespeed & Fixed Gear - Mavic Eclipse on the street?

Er - I meant ellipse. Stupid. Sorry.

Anyone doing this? I recently smashed my rear wheel in an alleycat (paul highflanges + open pros) and I want to send my paul hub back to paul for some tlc before rebuilding the wheel. This will leave me without a rear wheel for a time... I figure 3-8 weeks or so. Since I was already considering gettitng a set of mavic eclipse wheels for the track in the spring, I figure that I could save myself having to spend $130 on a cheap rear wheel to use for a few weeks by just grabbing the eclipse rear wheel now and using it.

I live in Brooklyn and I do a 20mile roundtrip daily commute to Manhattan and back and I ride a lot in Prospect Park. I'm just asking if there is a reason why I shouldn't put about 1000 street miles on an eclipse and if anyone has ridden these on the street for any length of time. Thanks.

I like the mavic ellipse wheels. Too much for my street riding taste but hell, lifetime warrenty from mavic if something ever happens to them.

http://www.deanwoods.com.au/store/images/mavic_ellipse.jpg

Ellipse! I meant to write ellipse. crap.

But lifetime, you say? I'll have to read up on that to see if it includes smashing them against metal plates at 28mph. Can they be shop trued?

how did you smash your paul/openpro ?

I had an ellipse wheel on my commuter for a while.

Then I trued it. :)

I like the mavic ellipse wheels. Too much for my street riding taste but hell, lifetime warrenty from mavic if something ever happens to them.

http://www.deanwoods.com.au/store/images/mavic_ellipse.jpg
I'm pretty sure they are the same as my mate's wheels. He has been using them for well over a year everyday as they are his only set of fixed wheels. He has no problems with them and they look sensational.

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y214/giantcfr1/Mates%20Bikes/zzzzzzss005.jpghttp://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y214/giantcfr1/Mates%20Bikes/thehubnightletour.jpg

I bet an IRO wheel or set will hold you up for more than the 3-8 weeks that you need a new wheel[set].Go with the deep vee set if you really want strong.. only $250 or so...

I'd first contact Mavic to see if that warranty extends to street use. something tells me that it won't.
Something also tells me that if you managed to destroy a paul/open pro you'll also be able to kill a set of ellipses.
another thing is that rumor has it that the ellipses are designed around a ~45mm chainline. which for you might be a good thing, since pauls chainline is about 45mm too, right?

For what it's worth, I know of two messengers here in Chicago who use the wheelset. I know one has been riding them for a while and he is not delicate with them. This probably isn't much help, aside from the fact of providing evidence that, yes, it is possible to ride these wheels on the street without them completely disintegrating.
Also, that warranty issue is interesting, or at least the language of the warranty would be interesting if it excluded all damage that was not incurred on the track. Not to imply that such a limited warranty does not exist.

From the site

http://www.mavic.com/ewb_pages/p/piste_produit_roue_ELLIPSE.php?onglet=2&gamme=piste

WEIGHT
Front 957 g, rear 1039 g
RIMS
Material: 6106 alloy
Joint: SUP welded
Finishing (color): black anodized
Tire: clincher only
Eyelet: Zamac aluminum profiled eyelet
SPOKES
Material: stainless steel
Type: ultra flat straight pull
Lacing: front radial, rear crossed 2
Type: ultra flat straight pull
Lacing: front radial, rear crossed 2
HUBS
Bodies: aluminum alloy
Rear hub: threading on both sides to allow the mounting of 2 different cogs
Axle material: steel, front and rear
Adjustable, removable and sealed cartridge bearings
COMPATIBILITY
Fixed cog: rear hub thread: 1.37 x 24 TPI
ACCESSORIES
Fixing nuts
Delivered with: user guide, rim tape, bearing adjustment tool (rear wheel), valve extenderve