Originally Posted by
carleton
While we are wishing, why not wish for the original Mavic Io instead of the knockoff.
This is what $3,000 can buy for your bike:
I mean, $3,000 EACH wheel. Not total.
I'm sure you know about the Io. The riders on this forum are deathly afraid of carbon fiber anyway. They think it will explode in sunlight.
I think the "knockoff" is sexier, especially the decals, haha. Yeah, I know the IO, had one then sold it to finance my trip to Natz 2 years ago. Really not a good outdoor wheel, I got blown all over the place cuz I'm only 135lbs, but you'd have no trouble. Wheel had a mind of its own, didn't want to turn, but it was crazy fast in a straight line. I don't think you could touch it today for $3000, more like $4000, but the Comete is only about $2500. Supposedly, there's only one guy in France who makes the IO, so production is pretty limited.