Are Mavic Ellipse wheelsets suitable on the road?
03-30-14, 12:58 PM
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Are Mavic Ellipse wheelsets suitable on the road?
Hi I am new at this forum and practically everything else xD. I'm going to build my first fixed gear bike and
I'm not an expert and I want to know if the mavic ellipse wheelset are good with the cinelli parallax frame.
If not, what are better alternatives?
Thanks in advance!
I'm not an expert and I want to know if the mavic ellipse wheelset are good with the cinelli parallax frame.
If not, what are better alternatives?
Thanks in advance!
03-31-14, 06:57 AM
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Don't know the specifics beyond that I've been rocking mine on a Big Block pretty hard in the city for 5+ years and they've been solid as I could ask for.
03-31-14, 01:18 PM
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As a new rider you may want to consider a complete bike before building one. Use that as a guinea pig, and once you're a little more comfortable with diddling and doodling your bike you can move to a full build.
03-31-14, 07:39 PM
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If you're wondering whether the sidewalls are machined thus permitting use of a brake, they are, but are black and will develop a ring at the contact point…..not that it matters though. I can't speak personally for their durability, but I've ridden with a friend who has had zero problems with his over a couple of seasons. They seem like a pretty good bang for the buck, but I roll my own anyway.
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04-02-14, 07:20 AM
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Aaah thanks for all the replies! That really helps!
Hahaha I did'nt know what a CAT 6 meant, but I looked it up
But no it's not like that, I want to take it seriously and I asked a friend who has a crew and
is more experienced than I am and he told me that if I wanted a good frame I should buy the Cinelli frame and
the mavic ellipse wheelset and he also advised me a sram omnium crankset. Look it's not like I have a lot of money to spend
but I wanted to build a good fixed bike for 2 years now, so I saved up and bought the cinelli parallax. I also want to compete in races,
so it's not like I didn't think it over. I am still saving up for the wheelset now, but in a month or so I'll be finished.
I was a bit nervous about mavic wheelset when that same friend told me he heard some bad things about the mavic ellipse on the road, so I thought
this forum was perfect for asking these things.
I'm from The Netherlands btw so If my english isn't that good, you'll know why
Thanks!
Hahaha I did'nt know what a CAT 6 meant, but I looked it up
But no it's not like that, I want to take it seriously and I asked a friend who has a crew and
is more experienced than I am and he told me that if I wanted a good frame I should buy the Cinelli frame and
the mavic ellipse wheelset and he also advised me a sram omnium crankset. Look it's not like I have a lot of money to spend
but I wanted to build a good fixed bike for 2 years now, so I saved up and bought the cinelli parallax. I also want to compete in races,
so it's not like I didn't think it over. I am still saving up for the wheelset now, but in a month or so I'll be finished.
I was a bit nervous about mavic wheelset when that same friend told me he heard some bad things about the mavic ellipse on the road, so I thought
this forum was perfect for asking these things.
I'm from The Netherlands btw so If my english isn't that good, you'll know why
Thanks!
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Anybody who makes snarky/troll comments about a guy that saved up for 2 years to build himself a really nice bike has no heart. Members here should be falling over ourselves to help him...
04-02-14, 05:22 PM
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Aaah thanks for all the replies! That really helps!
Hahaha I did'nt know what a CAT 6 meant, but I looked it up
But no it's not like that, I want to take it seriously and I asked a friend who has a crew and is more experienced than I am and he told me that if I wanted a good frame I should buy the Cinelli frame and the mavic ellipse wheelset and he also advised me a sram omnium crankset. Look it's not like I have a lot of money to spend but I wanted to build a good fixed bike for 2 years now, so I saved up and bought the cinelli parallax. I also want to compete in races, so it's not like I didn't think it over. I am still saving up for the wheelset now, but in a month or so I'll be finished.
I was a bit nervous about mavic wheelset when that same friend told me he heard some bad things about the mavic ellipse on the road, so I thought
this forum was perfect for asking these things.
I'm from The Netherlands btw so If my english isn't that good, you'll know why
Thanks!
Hahaha I did'nt know what a CAT 6 meant, but I looked it up
But no it's not like that, I want to take it seriously and I asked a friend who has a crew and is more experienced than I am and he told me that if I wanted a good frame I should buy the Cinelli frame and the mavic ellipse wheelset and he also advised me a sram omnium crankset. Look it's not like I have a lot of money to spend but I wanted to build a good fixed bike for 2 years now, so I saved up and bought the cinelli parallax. I also want to compete in races, so it's not like I didn't think it over. I am still saving up for the wheelset now, but in a month or so I'll be finished.
I was a bit nervous about mavic wheelset when that same friend told me he heard some bad things about the mavic ellipse on the road, so I thought
this forum was perfect for asking these things.
I'm from The Netherlands btw so If my english isn't that good, you'll know why
Thanks!
The Cinelli Parallax is a basic aluminum frame with track racing geometry. There is nothing special about that frame other than the unique paint job. You are paying $1000 for a frame that is worth about $600.
Mavic Ellipse is overkill for a basic street bike. $200 wheels work just as well.
It's like if you asked your friend, "Hey, I'm getting into basketball. What shoes should I get?" and he sends you off to buy some $250 LeBrons when some $100 shoes would work just as well and look nice, too.
04-04-14, 03:28 AM
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Care to name some 600 dollar framesets that are just as good as the Parallax?
04-04-14, 08:04 AM
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Vigorelli is also $130 less than the Parallax
Vigorelli is also $130 less than the Parallax
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