Mavic XA Elite Supermax Front Wheel Review

Mavic XA Elite Supermax Front Wheel Reviews

Review score: 8.4/10 – Updated November, 2024

Latest Price: £109.99 – Save 50% (RRP: £220.5)

Take a look now to discover what makes Mavic XA Elite Supermax Front Wheel worthy of a review score of 8.4 out of 10.

Mavic XA Elite Supermax Front Wheel Review


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Mavic XA Elite Supermax Front Wheel features

Mavic XA Elite Supermax Front Wheel specs

Mavic XA Elite Supermax Front Wheel
Spec 1

Colour: Black

Other Wheels found with this Spec: 6387

Spec 2

Size: 2.35″

Other Wheels found with this Spec: 1

Spec 3

Wheel Size: 27.5″ (650b)

Other Wheels found with this Spec: 188

Spec 4

Option: Cannondale

Other Wheels found with this Spec: 1

Feature 1

Material: Maxtal

Other Wheels found with this feature: 6

Feature 2

Drilling: Traditional

Other Wheels found with this feature: 21

Feature 3

Joint: SUP

Other Wheels found with this feature: 6

Feature 4

Valve Hole Diameter: 6.5mm

Other Wheels found with this feature: 24

Feature 5

Weight Reduction: ISM 4D

Other Wheels found with this feature: 7

Feature 6

Internal Rim Width: 25mm

Other Wheels found with this feature: 11

Feature 7

Tyre: UST Tubeless and tubetype

Other Wheels found with this feature: 10

Feature 8

Profile: Hookless

Other Wheels found with this feature: 5

Feature 9

Compatible Tape: Mavic Tubeless Tape

Other Wheels found with this feature: 2

Feature 10

Material: Steel

Other Wheels found with this feature: 71

Feature 11

Shape: Straight pull, flat, double butted

Other Wheels found with this feature: 2

Feature 12

Count and Lacing: 24, 2-cross lacing

Other Wheels found with this feature: 2

Feature 13

Material: Front Body: Aluminium; Axle: Aluminium

Other Wheels found with this feature: 2

Feature 14

Bearings: Auto adjust sealed cartridge bearings (QRM Auto)

Other Wheels found with this feature: 2

Feature 15

Spacing: Supermax Cannondale

Other Wheels found with this feature: 1

Price

£109.99

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Quality

Quality is without doubt one of the most important factors that we consider when buying bikes, parts, accessories or clothing. As you’d imagine it’s especially important when buying Wheels. Let’s take at a look at the sort of things you can look at when trying to ascertain the quality of Mavic XA Elite Supermax Front Wheel.

The first thing is material. Looking at what Mavic XA Elite Supermax Front Wheel is made of will give you a really good idea of the quality overall. Take a look at the specs above and you should be able to see the material. It’s then up to you to decide if it meets your expectation.

Similarly you’ll also want to spend some time looking at the features too. Again the table above, listing the features will give you a really good overview. However you should think about the sort of features that you’d expect when buying new Wheels. It’s worth writing a list of the “must-have” features so that you don’t end up compromising and missing some important features, or alternatively end up buying an unnecessarily high specced product.

There’s also a lot of merit in checking out the brand of the product and looking at the various brands that are selling Wheels. Brands like Mavic are of courses extremely well respected in the cycling community so you know you’re getting a fantastic product with them. But if you’re undecided on your product you should write up a list of brands that you’d be happy to buy. It’s a great way of filtering and narrowing down the number of products when you’re searching.

Next up you’ll want to think about the price and use that as a guide to set your expectations of the quality. If you’re buying the cheapest of the options in the Wheels category you should probably expect it to not be of as good quality as the most expensive. It sounds obvious of course. But this is where you can get a bit clever and use your combination of features, specs, materials and other factors to work together to get a really good quality product at the best price. We often draw up a list of “must-haves” and use these as filters when shopping online so that you’re only seeing products that meet your criteria. You can then sort by Price>Low to get the best deals.


Comparing Prices

Price, as you would imagine, is the most popular reason for someone buying one product over another. It is the single most important factor in choosing the majority of products we buy. The same goes for Wheels.

It’s at this stage of the buying process, when you’re looking at different options, that you should set a budget. Do some research to understand how much roughly you can expect to pay for the sort of level of product that you’re looking for. Then match that to your own personal circumstance and how much you can afford to spend. This will really help you in narrowing down the right product for you.

Price of Mavic XA Elite Supermax Front Wheel

So the first aspect of price that we’re going to look at is the price of Mavic XA Elite Supermax Front Wheel.

We run regular scans across the web to find the best prices for the products that we review, from a range of cycling retailers. The best price we managed to find Mavic XA Elite Supermax Front Wheel was over at Chain Reaction Cycles where the price was £109.99 in our latest search.

Based on this price we’ve scored it 8.4 out of 10 for price.

Average price of Wheels

Next we wanted to look at how much you can expect to pay, on average, for Wheels.

We found 509 in the Wheels category over at Chain Reaction Cycles. We looked at the average price of the products within this category and found the average is £731.16, making it below average at £109.99.

It’s sometimes helpful to look at how much the prices can vary. Especially when setting yourself a budget, or when trying to understand just how much you could spend on Wheels. We found that the most expensive product currently available was £3489.49, whilst the cheapest we managed to find was £5.99.

With 509 products available we worked out that 475 cost more than Mavic XA Elite Supermax Front Wheel and 32 were cheaper.

Cost of Mavic products

At Chain Reaction Cycles we found 88 products from Mavic, of which 40 were in the Wheels category.

For now though we’re looking at Mavic branded products in all categories. The average price of these products was £340.97 making this product below average.

You’ll also be interested to know that the cheapest Mavic product we found was £3.90 and the highest price we could find from them was £1800.00.

Of the 88 from Mavic, 48 were more expensive than Mavic XA Elite Supermax Front Wheel and 39 were cheaper.

How much are Mavic Wheels?

We then wanted to get a bit more specific and only look at Mavic products that are listed in the Wheels category.

The average price of the 40 products that match this search was £675.92, with the cheapest coming in at £109.99 and highest price was £1800.00. With the average being £675.92, Mavic XA Elite Supermax Front Wheel comes in below average.

39 products that meet this search were more expensive than Mavic XA Elite Supermax Front Wheel and 0 were cheaper.


Mavic XA Elite Supermax Front Wheel Reviews

Reading reviews is an amazing way of getting a good feel for a product without actually being able to try it or see it first.

There are two different types of reviews, and we also recommend reading both.

1. Expert reviews – In the cycle industry there are loads of really reliable trusted resources for expert reviews. For example if you’re looking to buy a new bike, BikeRadar Bike Reviews are great.

2. Customer reviews – these are probably your best resource for information. There’s no finances or influence involved, they’re purely just honest reviews from customers that have bought and used the product. The reason we love customer reviews so much is because no matter if their view is good or bad, there’s a very good chance that it will be honest and unbiased.

Our best advice is to head over to Chain Reaction Cycles and read the Mavic XA Elite Supermax Front Wheel reviews there.

Based on what we’ve seen in terms of reviews for Mavic XA Elite Supermax Front Wheel, it really does look like a great buy. So for the review score, we’ve scored it 8.1 out of 10. The average review score for all products in the Wheels category at Chain Reaction Cycles is 4.3 out of 5.

Owner reviews, as we say, are one of the most important pieces of research that we can do before we buy. So, with that in mind, if you do go on to buy Mavic XA Elite Supermax Front Wheel or another similar product, like Pro-Lite Bracciano A42W Aero Road Wheelset reviews or Pro-Lite Bracciano Dark Label A42W Aero Wheelset reviews we’d love you to leave a review in the comments below. It will really help future buyers just like you, when they’re looking to buy Wheels.


Brand

As we said in the pricing part of the review, brand is a really important consideration, but especially so when looking to buy Wheels. But as you’re probably already aware, you’re on to a great choice if you do go with Mavic, as they’re a fantastic brand, making amazing products.


YouTube Video of Mavic XA Elite Supermax Front Wheel

Below we’ve embedded a video from YouTube where we’ve searched for Mavic XA Elite Supermax Front Wheel reviews.


Summary

Overall, we’ve been hugely impressed by the quality, price, reviews and features of Mavic XA Elite Supermax Front Wheel. We’d say that as long as it fits your budget and meets your expectations in terms of features/spec…it’s a really strong contender. That’s why we’ve scored it a massive 8.4/10 overall.


Further product details

  • Product ID 1: 25010864907
  • Product ID 2: 664712UK
  • Brand: Mavic
  • Model number: F7032124
  • RRP: £220.5
  • EAN: 889645114033
  • Description: Mavic XA Elite Supermax Front WheelCreated with confidence and control over any terrain in mind, the XA Elite Supermax Front Wheel has been built to ensure peak off-road performance. Equipped with top-end wheel-build technology, this XA model will keep you running, no matter how arduous your run. Stiff and Flex-Free PerformanceComprising of a low-weighted ISM4D machined Maxtal composition and Supermax hub design, there is a huge focus on keeping the wheel as stiff and responsive as possible, while maintaining a brilliantly low weight. Superb Traction and Excellent ControlTraction and control are also enhanced by the UST tubeless system, while a strong and supportive steel spoke set-up provides a sound and steady rolling experience. An awesome choice for excelling on adventurous and trails, the XA Elite Supermax Front Wheel is ready to rumble.Features: Rims Material:¬†Maxtal Drilling: Traditional Joint: SUP Valve Hole Diameter:¬†6.5mm Weight Reduction: ISM 4D Internal Rim Width:¬†25mm Tyre:¬†UST Tubeless and tubetype Profile:¬†Hookless Compatible Tape:¬†Mavic Tubeless Tape Spokes Material:¬†Steel Shape:¬†Straight pull, flat, double butted Count and Lacing:¬†24, 2-cross lacing Hubs Material:¬†Front Body: Aluminium; Axle: Aluminium Bearings:¬†Auto adjust sealed cartridge bearings (QRM Auto) Spacing:¬†Supermax Cannondale Weight: Front:¬†29″: 815g; 27.5″: 780gKey Technologies: UST TUBELESS READY:¬†The UST concept improves traction, control and comfort while reducing inertia and flats. QRM (Qualit√© de Roulements Mavic): Mavic only uses high quality sealed cartridge bearings. On QRM wheels, they feature double sealing (2RS or LLU) together with tight C3 internal clearance. MAXTAL: Exclusive to Mavic, this specific aluminium alloy offers a higher strength to weight ratio than conventional 6106 alloy. ISM 4D (Inter Spoke Milling 4 Dimensions): An exclusive Mavic patented concept, ISM 4D significantly reduces weight and inertia without compromising durability. Quicker accelerations, better handling and more resistance; the right mix to make the most of any ride. The smooth profile also helps reducing aerodynamic drag.Buy¬†Mavic Wheels & Tyres¬†from Chain Reaction Cycles, the World’s Largest Online Bike Store.
  • Full Category: Wheels & Tyres > Wheels
  • Savings percentage from RRP: 50%
  • Size: 2.35″
  • Unisex
  • 110.51
  • Adult

Other options for Wheels

As you’d imagine there are so many options out there when buying Wheels. 509 in fact.

A few of our other favourites that we spotted when researching Mavic XA Elite Supermax Front Wheel included,
Pro-Lite Garda A30W Clincher Road Wheelset reviews, Campagnolo Scirocco DB BT12 Road Wheelset reviews, or we really liked the look of Campagnolo Khamsin C17 Road Wheelset reviews as another alternative.

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