"Hi everyone,
I'm upgrading my bike wheel set.
To make a long story short - I'm still undecided on whether I should get a pair of Bontrager Race X-Lite wheelset or a pair of Mavic Ksyrium ES wheelset.
Can anyone out there give me some advice on how these 2 wheelset perform base on your experience of owning a pair.
Thanks,
Jeffrey
"
2006 Bontrager Race X Lite -vs- 2006 Mavic Ksyrium ES
Mon, 09/18/2006 - 9:25am
Mon, 09/18/2006 - 9:29am
#1
Ksyrium ES
I've had these for almost a year now. Strong, light, excellent lateral stiffness. I ride them all the time and have yet to have them go out of true.
Mon, 09/18/2006 - 11:36am
#2
Campy Eurus
Best quality hubs of the bunch; similar weight, stiffness and price. No need for rim tape makes their effective weight slightly less than advertised.
Gorgeous wheels.
http://www.campagnolo.com/wheels.php?gid=2&cid=4
Mon, 09/18/2006 - 12:15pm
#3
agreed
i agree- i jsut got these a few months ago- my previous wheels where Ksyrium SL's. these are fantastic wheels, and they roll soooo smoothly. not sure about durability yet, but they're still true true true after two months of abuse...
Mon, 09/18/2006 - 12:46pm
#4
DvB,
Agree that the Campy pre-builts are the dog's bollocks.
BTW, how are you liking the compact experiment?
- Christian
Mon, 09/18/2006 - 4:01pm
#5
I'm basically sold on it
"So far, so good. There's no way I could have finished the road race stage in the Green Mountain Stage Race without the compact gearing (or like a 32 in the rear). I thought I might switch it back, but I think I'm going to keep it as is. You're 100% correct about the slightly increased chain-cross phenomenon, but I haven't found it troublesome. On the flats I tend to use the 50/16 (+/- 1 in the rear) combination, which basically means the chain is dead straight most of the time.
One real plus is that with my Campy setup, I didn't need to get a ""compact"" front derailleur. My old one works perfectly. In fact, I really don't notice any difference at all in shifting quickness, which surprises me. I've heard that non-compact Shimano front changers don't work nearly as well with compact cranks. Not sure why there'd be a difference, but apparently there is.
Anyway, I guess my 2005-vintage, very-good-condition Campy Chorus crankset (53/39; 175mm) is for sale . . .
--DvB"
Mon, 09/18/2006 - 8:41pm
#6
Glad to hear it's working for you!
Mon, 09/18/2006 - 9:32am
#7
Mavic Ksyrium. No contest.
