No matter where you ride, Mavic wants to offer high-performance and reliable companions with the XA wheels. The all-mountain wheels - carbon as well as aluminum - are available in 27.5 and 29 inches. The asymmetrical rims, each with 24 steel spokes clamped onto the aluminum hubs, have no rim flange. As a result, the tire should protrude more upright from the rim and therefore tilt less. Thanks to the lack of a flange, the rim should also be more resistant, i.e. not dent as quickly as a rim with a flange. The carbon rims have an inner width of 26 millimetres, an outer width of 32 millimetres and a rim height of 28 millimetres. The aluminum versions come with dimensions of 25, 28 and 21 millimeters.

As you would expect from Mavic's premium products, both versions are tubeless-compatible. Installation should be relatively easy with the in-house tires, as the patented tubeless rim shape perfectly matches the shape of the tire. The hubs are available for the "old" standard 100/142 millimetres as well as for Boost 110/148 millimetres. Torque caps are available separately for the Boost front hubs. The French also have special hubs for the Lefty Supermax fork in the drawer. However, the Lefty version is only available for the carbon wheel. Instead, the XA-Elite is available in three color versions: black, green and blue. Shimano or Sram XD bodies are still available for the rear hubs of both versions.

Mavic's new wheels are also interesting in terms of weight and price: the XM-Pro-Carbon weighs 1,490 grams in the 27.5-inch version and the Twentyniner wheelset weighs 1,535 grams. The retail price is set at 1,700 euros. Prices in Swiss francs have not yet been communicated. The carbon wheels are expected to be available at the beginning of September. The XA-Elite aluminum wheels will be launched at the beginning of July at a price of 600 euros. These wheelsets weigh 1,695 and 1,770 grams - also very competitive.

Mavic also offers a three-year warranty on these wheels, crash replacement and the Mavic Customer Service Program.

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