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velocipedio
11-29-02, 04:09 PM
A friend of mine has a line on a new set of Mavic Cosmos wheels for C$350 [@ US$220]. I don't know much about the wheels myself, being a Campy guy, except that the look like OP rims. She wants them to replace her CXP21s... opinions?

kewlrunningz
11-29-02, 04:34 PM
The Postal Service team has used them in past years along with many other cycling teams. So the can't be too bad ;) . As for personal experience, I have none, but it seems like she got a good deal on them so I would see no problem in her using them.
gmason
11-30-02, 01:26 AM
I don't know much about the wheels myself, being a Campy guy

Does that mean that she has Shimano? If not, you can get Protons or Sciroccos for that price - I have seen quite a few on the Web.

Cheers...Gary

Stinger9oh
11-30-02, 09:29 AM
Well, she's getting them at the price of OPs, which is a great deal. Before I upgraded my CXP21s to CXP33s, I lusted after my friend's Cosmos wheels. They were stock on his Bianchi Vigorelli. Somewhere I read really good opinions of the Mavic hubs around which these wheels are built. Does anyone know if they are handbuilt or come out of a factory in Japan?

Rich
RiPHRaPH
11-30-02, 10:05 AM
i am a big fan of the durability and ridability of these frames. i have always used mavic line of wheels and have never been disappointed.
i have a set of cosmos and a set of open pro's
lotek
11-30-02, 12:26 PM
Originally posted by kewlrunningz
The Postal Service team has used them in past years along with many other cycling teams.
I believe the pro teams used Cosmic Experts, not Cosmos a
much cheaper wheel.
Velocipedio, From what I understand they are pretty good,
comparable to proton and have been recently reduced in
price. No, they are not going to be Ksyriums or Heliums
for $200 (usd), but they're servicable...
yeah, go for it.

Marty
ImprezaDrvr
12-02-02, 08:44 AM
I've had a set for a couple of years now, and I like them. The've stayed in true, even when I went over 200 pounds. I just finished psuedo rebuilding the rear, but that was due to cracked nipples. I haven't had any trouble with them. A good every day wheel that someone could probably race on, if they weren't too much of a techno snob. :D