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Mavic Aksium 2016

I've used Mavic wheels over many years, well designed, well built and run true and free. I have no hesitation to recommend these.

Took the advise from other reviews to complement these with Swissstop pads as cheap pads eat into the rims.

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Great wheel set for day to day training rides, roll well but feel solid at the same time. Look good as well!

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I search the internet for the best deals for wheelsets and always arrive back at Mantel. I know the quality of the Mavic Aksiums but it’s the service from Mantel that keeps me coming back time and time again. Long may it continue!

Excellent value, great wheels.

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Decent well made budget wheel from mavic, used every day for commuting. Good service from mantel fast shipping

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For a training/winter wheel they are spot on stiff and strong for the price and well done to Mantel the price was good and they turned up when they said, will buy from you guys again.

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Purchased these for all-round use on my road bike. Still to be taken for a test ride but first impressions are good. Excellent build quality and roll true. Very impressed for the money. Did have a problem with order, but mantel resolved this quickly and professionally. Bravo!

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Made my rides to work much faster!!!

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Looking good, rolling good, priced good.

Great wheels for the price

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For the money, this wheelset is reliable and bomb-proof. My previous set lasted for years without the need to service or replace parts. They were out through 5 years' winter training. Excellent

Everything seems great about these wheels apart from the fact that my front wheel was 'out of true' when it arrived. They weren't seriously bad, but bad enough to be able to spot. I've put them true now, so all good.

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At this price point, you cerntainly get a lot of bang for your buck. Wheels look great and are well-built. Second pair I've had as they survive the good old British potholes and wet weather really well.

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Very good wheels, I would highly recommend them to anyone.

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The wheels from Mandel arrived on time and well packaged they were the cheapest on the internet .Mavic Aksium wheels roll good on the road and are strong these are a upgrade from my shimano 501 wheels for my winter bike.

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Arrived on time. Solid training wheels at a good price.

These wheels are a great quality replacement for the standard fit on my Cannondale CAAD 8. For the price I couldn't be happier with the compromise of quality and performance.

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I have these wheels on another of my road bikes, and when the bearings got a bit rumbly on my Jamis, I decided to go for them again. I did my first ride on them yesterday and they preformed faultlessly, just as expected. The price from mantel was the best I could find, and having ordered on a Monday evening, was pleasantly surprised when they arrived on the Wednesday morning. many thanks, keep up the good work!

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I was looking for an inexpensive pair of trainning wheels and was advised by a friend to consider the Mavic Askium wheels. I looked at them on the Mantel site where they are very competitively priced and decided to give the a try. When I received them I was more than pleasantly surprised by the super quality and design of the wheels. Their appearance is of a much more expensive wheel and the ride confirms this. One of the best purchases I have made.

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Rims were just what I wanted them to be.

Bought these to replace my Fulcrum Racing 5s which had worn rims, can't sat that the Mavics feel any lighter or heavier. The hub makes a really pleasant noise when freewheeling, not too loud & not too quiet, just the way I like them. I bought the 25mm version & they are a lot easier to put the tyre on than the Fulcrums which were so so difficult to get the tyre on or off. The graphics on the Mavics are pleasing & they have so far remained true even after hitting several pot holes. Rim tape was already installed & it came with quick release skewers so excellent value. All in all a very good purchase.

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These replaced the stock wheels on my Giant. Clear directions on when to use the cassette spacer. Only a few rides in but are really stiff. Mantel had the best price on the web. Free delivery to the UK, and very quick too. Ordered Saturday and arrived Wednesday. Great stuff all round.

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Really enjoyed the experience on Mantel and obviously the mavic wheels are the best.

These mavic wheels are a great upgrade to the wheel set supplied with my cannondale. Happy with the purchase.

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Excellent price and service for this ever popular wheelset.

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Attractive and stylish. Well constructed and light. Excellent set of wheels.

Good strong wheels for every day use . This my second pair.

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Much better than original wheels

Strong and durable, true.

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Highly recommended. No issues at all. Excellent value for money.

Reasonably light, remarkably strong, low maintenance wheels for everyday use.

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Great Entry level wheels a good upgrade for the wheels that came with the bike. I have another set of these on my winter bike they have survived the worst that the Irish weather can throw.

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Couldn't get my wheels cheaper than at Mantel. Can't fault the service or product. Happy chappie!

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Stiff , light , roll wheel for a intermediate training wheel that doesn't cost the earth for winter training highly recommended.

Arrived very promptly. Just as advertised. Good price. What more is there to say.

Bought these as a like for like replacement for the originals that came on the bike finally on their last legs after 11K miles on rough country roads and in all weathers so more than pleased with them

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The Mavic Aksiums are a good cheap pair of wheels for winter riding or training. With an assortment of retailers wanting to chip away segments of the market the price of this wheelset has become very competitive in recent times, somewhat putting the once popular Fulcrum 7s a bit further back the list of go-to knockabout wheels. The wheelset is a decent weight for its intended use and price, coming in at around 1.8kg. The braking surface is also robust and it took me several hundred miles in wet, gritty weather to even see a mark in the metal. The bearings are also another big plus for this wheelset; taking the British winter weather in its stride. The same cannot be said for similar priced wheelsets. Flex is also a minimum on the Aksiums, with no noticeable brake rub when sprinting or throwing the bike around. The decals are simple and understated, a little bit against the grain when it comes to mainstream bike branding nowadays. Whilst this wheelset, in my opinion, is the best for the money for the intended use, it does have one big draw back, and that is the mixture of low spoke count coupled with straight-pull spokes. If a spoke breaks the wheels are throw out of true to a fairly large degree, and the lack of an elbow at the bottom of the spoke means that retrueing it is a pain. Other than that, this wheelset is a joy to use and I would recommend it.

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