Originally Posted by
himespau
Do Ellipses require Mavic's special spokes? To me, requiring proprietary (and usually quite expensive) spokes is a huge downside, but then maybe I'm just paranoid (and a really ****ty wheelbuilder - though I've never actually broken any spokes yet).
Kinda sorta. You can use any straight-pull spoke being the right length but I've never found a bladed spoke having the same thickness and blade width as the stock ones.
Typical Mavic. Pain in le butt.