Mavic Releases the XA35 Pro Carbon, a Wheelset with Their Widest Rim to Date - Sea Otter Classic 9

With a 35mm inner width, Mavic now offers a versatile wheel that works well with many of today's wide tires.

bturman
4/29/2018 10:47am
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Trail riders have another wheelset option to consider, especially those who enjoy riding wider tires. The XA35 Pro Carbon wheels are Mavic's latest mountain bike release. They feature the company's widest rim to date paired with Mavic's Pro level hubs and 24 spokes. Listen in as Scott Sharples gives us the full scoop:

XA35 Pro Carbon Wheelset Highlights

  • 27.5-inch only
  • Hookless rim with 35mm inner width
  • Compliant, low rim profile
  • 2.4 to 2.6-inch tire is ideal, works with tires up to 3.2-inches
  • 24 spokes per wheel
  • Pro level hubs with new ratchet drive system
  • Boost axles
  • MSRP: $1,900 USD
  • Weight: 1,610g (claimed)

Visit www.mavic.com for more details.

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Roots_rider
6 years ago
Two years late, 8 spokes short, one size option missing, and $100 over the price of an ibis wheelset with i9 hubs that sports a 7 year warranty. Way to fucking nail it Mavic.....
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kellen1230
6 years ago
Why? Seriously. We see this so often in the bike world that you wonder if the engineers are just out to lunch. Why miss the obvious when building a product? Why 24 spokes? Why 27.5" wheels when every major enduro and DH company is clearly moving to include 29" offerings in these spaces? Just, why? The debate here is 28 or 32 spoke count, with a large percentage of non OEM-spec going to 32. Additional spokes confer huge amounts of durability and dependability with regards to minimal weight inside the rotational boundary. Why not just 32 f-ing spokes on your wider, enduro-focused wheels? Why not in a standard wheel size for the purpose? What the actual hell?
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JamesR_2026
6 years ago
I think you've jumped the gun a bit on 29 vs 27.5 with both current DH and EWS champs running 27.5, but I agree it is silly not to do a 29 version. And yeah, reduced spoke counts are balls!! I just want 32 non-proprietary, j-bend spokes on my wheels.
But then, I prefer to select the rim and hub combo of my choice and build them myself, as well as truing and maintaining them myself, so I guess I'm not the target market!
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jcook
6 years ago
Don’t hate the engineers, hate the product managers. Mavics engineers probably shook their heads when the product manager listed off everything you mentioned as a requirement , muttered “this is silly” then designed it and kept their jobs.
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LLLLL
6 years ago
Not when one of the bladed spokes has been gouged by a rock and snaps 3 hours into your 6 hour ride...
I had bladed spokes, rocks > cxrays
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