Can someone identify the different levels of Ksyrium wheels?
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Can someone identify the different levels of Ksyrium wheels?
What are the different levels of Ksyrium wheels. There are Elites, Askiums, SSL's etc. Could someone rank them from best to least? How does some of the Shimano wheels compare performance wise? Could someone also identify what Shimano wheels matchup for example; Shimano wh-R550 is similar in price and performance to Ksyrium Askiums etc. Thanks Wardie
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Lowest to highest
Askiums,elites,sl3's, ES, and R-sys
Thats also cheapest to most bling/expensive
Askiums,elites,sl3's, ES, and R-sys
Thats also cheapest to most bling/expensive
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You forgot Equipe. They are the lowest level Ksyrium model; I'd say that since the Aksium doesn't have "Ksyrium" in the name (it's simply the "Mavic Aksium") it's not part of the Ksyrium line of wheelsets.
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Don't mean to hijack this thread, but my wheels are black with bladed spokes and just say"Ksyrium" and "SSC" on them. Where do they fit into the Ksyrium product line?
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Im assuming they are either SL3's or ES, which means they are pretty good. the SSC means they were/are used by professional teams.
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Possibly the original Ksyrium when there was only one model that Mavic made - think Armstrong circa 2000. One of my pairs is from back then but still going strong.
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Thanks for the responses. Wardie
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SSC (Special Services Course) is the yellow Mavic neutral support vehicle that is part of the team caravan at races. The designation SSC means that it is used as a neutral support replacement item.