Mavic XA Elite MTB Wheelset Reviews

Review score: 8.5/10 – Updated November, 2024

Latest Price: £239.99 – Save 50% (RRP: £479.99)

Take a look now to discover what makes Mavic XA Elite MTB Wheelset worthy of a review score of 8.5 out of 10.

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• Features
• Quality
• Price
• Reviews
• Brand – Mavic
• Videos
• Summary
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Mavic XA Elite MTB Wheelset features

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 MTB Wheelset.

The first thing is material. Looking at what Mavic XA Elite MTB Wheelset 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.

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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 MTB Wheelset

So the first aspect of price that we’re going to look at is the price of Mavic XA Elite MTB Wheelset.

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 MTB Wheelset was over at Chain Reaction Cycles where the price was £239.99 in our latest search.

Based on this price we’ve scored it 8.9 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 £239.99.

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 383 cost more than Mavic XA Elite MTB Wheelset and 122 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, 33 were more expensive than Mavic XA Elite MTB Wheelset and 54 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 MTB Wheelset comes in below average.

33 products that meet this search were more expensive than Mavic XA Elite MTB Wheelset and 6 were cheaper.

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Mavic XA Elite MTB Wheelset 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 MTB Wheelset reviews there.

Based on what we’ve seen in terms of reviews for Mavic XA Elite MTB Wheelset, 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 MTB Wheelset or another similar product, like Mavic Deemax Pro Offroad Shoes 2017 reviews or Sixpack Racing Vertic ISCG-05 Lower Chain Guide 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.

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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.

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YouTube Video of Mavic XA Elite MTB Wheelset

Below we’ve embedded a video from YouTube where we’ve searched for Mavic XA Elite MTB Wheelset reviews.

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Summary

Overall, we’ve been hugely impressed by the quality, price, reviews and features of Mavic XA Elite MTB Wheelset. 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 8.5/10 overall.

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Further product details

• Product ID 1: 27252250331
• Product ID 2: 751066UK
• Brand: Mavic
• Model number: LP8643100
• RRP: £479.99
• EAN: 889645545301
• Description: Mavic XA Elite MTB WheelsetA limit-pushing wheelset for the hard-running trail-rider, this XA Elite pairing by Mavic gives a strong and supportive showing as you blast across the mountain. Rolling on Maxtal alloy rims, the wheels stand up to the most gruelling terrains and surfaces, allowing you to ride with unrivalled confidence and composure. Measuring 25mm wide, each rim provides a balanced and consistent roll with every rotation, making your off-road antics as enjoyable as can be. Durably-Built, Aluminium-Made, MTB Wheelset Carrying the Elite name, this dynamic duo promises high-performance and provides it with a UST tubeless-ready profile. Giving a gripper experience when fitted with lower inflation tyres, this design also reduces air-loss as you tear from trail to trail, keeping you properly cushioned at every part of your ride. Each wheel is also reinforced with 24 straightpull spokes, firmly pulled into place by the durable aluminium hubs. Giving a smooth and supportive spin, the hubs feature auto-adjust sealed cartridge bearings, with the rear model coming equipped with an Instant Drive 360 freehub. This system gives unrivalled acceleration from its super-quick engagement, taking you through more challenging tracks with superior power and pace. Disc brake-optimisation rounds out this superbly solid MTB wheelset by Mavic. Features Rim Material: Maxtal Alloy Use: All Mountain, Trail Internal Rim Width: 25mm Tyre Type: UST tubeless-ready , Tubetype Spokes: 24x steel, straightpull, flat, double-butted, 2-crossed lacing Tubeless-Ready: Yes Hub Material: Aluminium Freehub Material: Aluminium Freehub: Instant Drive 360, Shimano 11-speed or SRAM XD Brake Standard: 6-Bolt Disc BrakeBuy 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: 12 x 148mm
• Unisex
• 240
• Adult

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