Originally Posted by
carleton
Taras is on fire today!
Isn’t that 3-spoke Mavic rumored to be faster than the Io?
I wonder why they dropped it from the lineup.
I had the day off of work. This is how I procrastinate instead of cleaning the house before a trip, lol.
The 3G I think was phased out when they came up with the Io, basically because it wasn't sexy anymore. The DuPont Specialized Trispoke wheel had just come out and was proven faster than the 3G. The Trispoke was bought up in droves by competitive cyclists. Mavic needed something new, and because the Tripsoke wasn't that great of a sprint wheel, being so mushy, they decided to make a beefier wheel and focus on the sprint game. Corima already had a 4 spoke wheel that was well regarded and stiffer than the Trispoke, so 5 must be better right? Incidentally at this same time, Corima came out with their 3 spoke wheel to make a faster wheel to compete with the Trispoke.
Now it seems like the Corimas were best all along with the rumblings going around the pits at the big races.