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Old 05-15-24, 11:13 AM
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Does anyone know this wheelset?

A couple years ago I bought a 2016 GURU Photon and the original owner had these wheels on the bike. They are claimed to weigh 1295 g for the set. I replaced them with MAVIC USTs and am thinking of selling them. Just wondering if anyone has info or experience that might help me to decide what to do with them. I have no idea when they were new or what a sale price might be. Scroll down to see pic.

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I have the Mavic Ksyrium Elite WTS, W stands for wider (17 mm internal width), which was the generation before UST when Mavic went tubeless (but stayed at 17 mm). IIRC, from when I was shopping for my wheels and learning about Mavic alloy wheels, the R-SYS SLR is another generation older (15 mm) but the top of the line model of that generation.
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Those Mavic R-SYS wheels got a bad rap due to some QC issues with the carbon fiber spokes breaking. They are very light but not aero and a bit narrow compared to current model wheels. They are still decent wheels, you may want to search ScamBay to see how much they are worth. I would guess in today’s market you could get a few hundred bucks for the set if in good shape.
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If you are interested in selling? Can the freehub handle a 9 speed?
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If you are interested in selling? Can the freehub handle a 9 speed?
I don't know. I'll check.
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FWIW with those wheels sans pedals my Guru Photon weights 14 lb 7oz. I thought that was pretty light.
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Those Mavic R-SYS wheels got a bad rap due to some QC issues with the carbon fiber spokes breaking. They are very light but not aero and a bit narrow compared to current model wheels. They are still decent wheels, you may want to search ScamBay to see how much they are worth. I would guess in today’s market you could get a few hundred bucks for the set if in good shape.
Somehow when you have catastrophic failures in races, and those failures are featured in Velonews, it hurts your reputation.

Bad rap or not, with so little to recommend those wheels, I’d just say no to the Wheels fo Death.
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If you have a Wheelset of the generation with the exploding spokes, there is probably significant corrosion around the valve holes that would mean I would very much not ride the wheels. The later carbon tracomp spokes have been pretty solid, and I for one really, really like how the wheels ride, (for alloy clinchers) regardless of internet aero talking points and/or spokes exploding on an earlier version of the wheel from 15 years ago.
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