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Mavic CrossMax XL wheelset review

Vernon Felton has posted a long-term review of the Mavic CrossMax XL wheelset on the Bike Magazine website. I enjoy Felton’s writeups because they bring humor that isn’t always injected into the geek speak of the industry insiders. In the CrossMax XL review, Felton makes some great points on the confusion surrounding the fragmentation of the mountain bike market into categories like cross country, all mountain, light freeride, freeride, extreme freeride, downhill.

From what I’ve seen the wheels are decent and will meet the needs of most trail riders. Personally, I balked at the CrossMax XLs when I was considering a new wheelset because they seemed a little less substantial than what I needed for my day to day riding needs. My ‘all mountain’ riding falls more under the ‘freeride’ banner and, as such, it made more sense for me to go with a burlier rim (I chose the Mavic 823).

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