Whenever we’re buying bikes, or cycle parts, accessories and clothing there are a number of things to check before we go ahead and buy, especially when shopping online. One of the most important factors is to make sure we read reviews of the product first. So today we’re checking out and reviewing the Mavic XA Pro Carbon Rear XD MTB Wheel from Chain Reaction Cycles to give you all of the key facts and figures that you need to help you decide if this is the perfect product from their Wheels category to suit you and your needs.

As with any review, you want to get a feel very quickly for how well it performed as there’s nothing worse than trawling through 30 minutes of review content to find that actually the product is a load of rubbish. Thankfully for you there’s 2 positives. 1. Mavic XA Pro Carbon Rear XD MTB Wheel isn’t rubbish, it actually scored very highly. And 2. we’ve given you four different scores below to give you a very quick flavour of how good Mavic XA Pro Carbon Rear XD MTB Wheel is. There is a massive range of choice in the Wheels category from Chain Reaction Cycles so it’s important to take your time reading these reviews to help you make sure you’re buying the best.

Quality

9.4

Price

8.6

Reviews

8.6

Overall

8.9

 

Latest Price: £349.99

Mavic XA Pro Carbon Rear XD MTB Wheel review

Mavic XA Pro Carbon Rear XD MTB Wheel reviews

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  • Mavic Cosmic CXR 60 Clincher Front Wheel (WTS)Mavic’s Cosmic CXR 60 Clincher Front Wheel will transform the performance of your road, Time-trial or triathlon bike. Ideal for fast rides on flat roads, it offers the stiffness, strength and aerodynamics you need to get up to speed and maintain it. Also, the integrated Wheel-Tyre System cheats the wind, saving time and watts in all conditions.Features: ¬†Size:¬†700c ¬†Material:¬†100% Unidirectional carbon fibre ¬†Hole Count:¬†16 ¬†Axle:¬†QR ¬†Bearings:¬†Adjustable sealed cartridge bearings ¬†Weight (without tyre):¬†820g ¬†Max Weight Supported (including bike):¬†120kgTechnologies: ¬†EXALITH 2:¬†The Mavic exclusive Exalith 2 technology for aluminium rims has been refined to provide a very high level of durability and braking performance in all weather conditions. ¬†CX01¬†Mavic CX01 Technology delivers an integrated Wheel-Tyre System that smoothes airflow around the tyre and wheel and improves laminar airflow at every yaw angle. It enables Cosmic CXR wheels to deliver the lowest aerodynamic drag ever measured on a road Wheel-Tyre System. ¬†ISM (Inter Spoke Milling):¬†An exclusive Mavic patented concept, ISM involves the machining of the lower bridge of the rim between each spoke hole to create a light and rigid rim without reducing the durability of the rim. ¬†GRIPLINK:¬†A front tyre, whether a clincher or a tubular, must fully liberate the wheel’s ability to hold the ground and control the bike. Therefore, GripLink tyres are optimised for front use, by offering a superior grip and extra puncture protection. ¬†POWERLINK:¬†A rear tyre, whether a clincher or a tubular, must fully liberate the wheel’s ability to transfer power and generate speed. Therefore, PowerLink tyres are optimised for rear wheel use, by minimising the rolling resistance. ¬†FTS-L (Force Transfer System Light):¬†Reinforcement of key transmission components: the contact area between the pawl and the hub body is reinforced by 2 stainless steel inserts, which allows the use of a 100% aluminium hub body. ¬†QRM+ (Qualit√© de Roulements Mavic +):¬†Our most demanding level. Those cartridge bearings are of course double sealed with C3 internal clearance, and topped with a micro-adjustability system. ¬†SUP (Soud√© Usin√© Process):¬†After bending, the rim joint is arc welded. The welded seam is then milled for a smooth finish.Buy¬†Mavic Wheels & Tyres¬†from Chain Reaction Cycles, the World’s Largest Online Bike Store.
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As with many cyclists, be it mountain bikers, BMX riders or road cyclists we want to take the time to make sure we get the best products. Where cycling is a passion for many we often invest a lot of our time and money into the hobby. And as we know, getting the right products can give us that small competitive advantage either over our actual competitors, our mates or even just beating our own goals. But because we do invest so much in our bikes and our equipment it’s really important to buy from recognised retailers, in our most recent search, we found many products available online for ridiculously (almost laughable) prices. They were just so low that alarm bells should instantly be ringing. That’s why we only recommend buying from the retailers that you really know and trust, names like Wiggle, Chain Reaction and Evans Cycles are just some of those that we use regularly. With these retailers you know you’re in safe hands and can expect great service, great returns policies and if anything was to go wrong great customer service under a warranty claim.

But onto the reason you’re here today, let’s delve into some of the details of Mavic XA Pro Carbon Rear XD MTB Wheel to help you understand a bit more about where it sits in the market against some of the many alternatives that are available out there. We’re very aware that by buying our cycling stuff online that we’ve missed out on the opportunity to actually see and test the product first. This is where reviews come in to their own, as it gives us that chance to hear from other like-minded cyclists about how good or bad a product is.

As you would expect, our first and top piece of advice before buying, is to read lots and lots of Mavic XA Pro Carbon Rear XD MTB Wheel reviews. With a review score of 8.6 out of 10 it’s likely that there will be lots of great detailed reviews to help you. And if you find that actually the reviews are suggesting Mavic XA Pro Carbon Rear XD MTB Wheel isn’t right for you then there will be tons and tons of other reviews for other products in the Wheels category. In fact we’ve got 941 products reviewed in this category alone.

Something that makes it particularly challenging is the vast range of choice, as mentioned above there are 941 products in the Wheels category. There are also 721 products from the brand Mavic. And then getting into the specifics even more there are 203 products from Mavic in the category “Wheels”.

So let’s take a look at the second most important decision making tool we can use when shopping online, price. Whether your goal is to just get the cheapest Wheels available, or to get the best quality at a reasonable price, there’s always going to be a need to do your research on price.

Mavic XA Pro Carbon Rear XD MTB Wheel price analysis

The first thing we do when looking at the price of any cycling equipment, be it the bike itself, or one of the many parts that make up a bike or even some of the clothing and accessories that go with it, is to run some price analysis to see who is selling it at the best price. (Note that as we pointed out earlier we will only look at retailers that we really trust and use regularly). The best price that we managed to find Mavic XA Pro Carbon Rear XD MTB Wheel was from Chain Reaction Cycles at just £349.99.

It’s then good to dig somewhat deeper into the price of the product by looking at average prices. To do this we looked at the average price you would pay for a product that fits within the Wheels category. When doing this, we found the average price of the 941 products in the Wheels category is £623.39. We also looked at the cheapest and most expensive options to give you an idea of where Mavic XA Pro Carbon Rear XD MTB Wheel sits. The most expensive we found was £3489.49 and the cheapest we saw on our search was £4.99. With a price of £349.99, Mavic XA Pro Carbon Rear XD MTB Wheel is actually below average against the average price in this category.

We then wanted to look at the brand, Mavic in a bit more detail. So one of our other important comparisons in our Mavic XA Pro Carbon Rear XD MTB Wheel review is analysing the price of products from Mavic. During this search we discovered that the average price of a product from Mavic was just £289.35, making Mavic XA Pro Carbon Rear XD MTB Wheel above average against the average prices. We also found that the most expensive product was £2449, however the cheapest came in at £52.5.

We then thought that we should go into a little more detail and look more specifically at the prices you’d pay for products from the brand Mavic that feature in the Wheels category. The average price of Mavic products in the Wheels category is £570.55, the highest prices option we found was £2449 and lowest was just £52.5. Taking into consideration the average price, Mavic XA Pro Carbon Rear XD MTB Wheel does actually come in below average, something worth considering when you do make your decision.

Taking all of that into account it’s pretty clear why Mavic XA Pro Carbon Rear XD MTB Wheel scored such a great price score of 8.6/10 and why it features as one of the top recommended products in the Wheels category.

Mavic XA Pro Carbon Rear XD MTB Wheel Reviews

So it’s clear from the key features and price analysis that we’ve run above why Mavic XA Pro Carbon Rear XD MTB Wheel is such a great product with such high scores. But you still need to spend the time looking through as many customer reviews as you can, it’s one of the most important (if not THE most important) steps to shopping online.

So your next step now is to head over to Chain Reaction Cycles and read as many Mavic XA Pro Carbon Rear XD MTB Wheel reviews as you can. Just click the “View Reviews” button now. And if you go on to buy it, please drop us a line in the comments section, we’d love to hear your thoughts.

Summary

Mavic XA Pro Carbon Rear XD MTB Wheel really is a great buy, and at a price of just £349.99 it has definitely earned the overall score of 8.9 out of 10 rating.