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Mavic overhauls Ksyrium line with wide rims, tubeless capability

published 15 June 2015

Six wheels plus shoes and clothing in refocused Ksyrium family

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The new Mavic Pro Carbon SL wheels come in clincher and tubular, in rim brake and in disc(Image credit: Courtesy Castelli)

The Pro Allroad Disc wheels come with 30mm Yksion Elite Allroad tubeless tyres(Image credit: Courtesy Castelli)

Ksyrium clothing in non-traditional (for Mavic) colours(Image credit: Mavic)

The new Ksyrium Pro Bibs have a chamois with Endurolite memory foam(Image credit: Mavic)

Laser machining on the brake track improves stopping performance, and an aluminium insert acts as a heat sink(Image credit: Courtesy Castelli)

Mavic redesigned the hubs with a faster engagement and better seals(Image credit: Courtesy Castelli)

Yksion Elite Allroad tubeless tyres have a puncture protection layer that runs bead to bead(Image credit: Courtesy Castelli)

The Pro Allroad Disc wheels come in both Centerlock and six-bolt options(Image credit: Courtesy Castelli)

Machining keeps rim weight down to a low 420g(Image credit: Courtesy Castelli)

Mavic's new Pro Allroad Disc wheels are built for road riding off the beaten path(Image credit: Courtesy Castelli)

Mavic's Ksyrium Pro shoe in burgundy(Image credit: Mavic)

This article originally appeared on BikeRadar

Some 16 years after Mavic first introduced the Kysrium as an innovative alloy wheelset, the French company has reinvigorated the name with a refreshed identity focused around endurance-style riding. Beginning in July, Mavic will have eight wheelsets and even shoes, clothing and gloves under the Ksyrium banner.

The big news within all of this is the Ksyrium Pro Allroad Disc, a go-anywhere 1,620g tubeless road disc wheelset built for 30mm tyres with 19mm internal-width rims, along with clincher and tubular versions of the Pro Carbon SL climbing wheel that also has modern, wide rims.

As the bike industry squabbles over wheel-axle standards, Mavic has hedged its bets with triple compatibility — all new wheels will come with adaptors to work with 12mm thru-axles, 15mm thru-axles and standard quick releases.

"12mm thru-axles are coming on many 2016 road disc bikes," said Mavic road product manager Maxime Brunand. "But we want our wheels to work for everyone."

As other wheels companies have jumped on the wider-is-better bandwagon, Mavic had been holding on to narrow-is-aero rim profiles. Its first and current version of the carbon clincher, the Cosmic Carbone 40 C, has a 13mm internal rim width. By comparison, Zipp, Reynolds, ENVE and others have gone 17, 19 and even 21mm in some cases.