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Which wheels are better?

Hi all

I've just bought a second hand bike about 2 years old which comes with Boardman Elite 5 wheels. I can't seem to find much online about them. I have a like new Mavic Ksyrium Elite S wheelet on a bike that I'm selling but before I do I wanted to find out if these would be better than the Boardman's, and if so I'd probably switch. 
Any thoughts much appreciated. 
thanks. 

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Hirsute | 3 years ago
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Are they rim brakes? The mavics wear a bit with rim ones. Also the spline for the rear sprockets is aluminium, so hard to get them off.

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Compact Corned Beef | 3 years ago
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Weight about the same, aero about the same. Unless the rims are close to wearing out I'd save your money. I've heard that Mavic can be a bit of a pain spares-wise for older products.

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bobbinogs | 3 years ago
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Why not just pick a nice dry day and a clean/tidy route with a couple of lumps and then do an A/B test and see what you think?

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