Mavic widens its MTB wheel game at last with Quest range

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In recent years, many have criticised Mavic for the brand's trail wheels, which have come up narrow compared with the competition.

With wider, more capable tyres on the market, narrow rims rarely offered the support needed to get the most out of them. The new Quest family of rolling stock plugs this gap with the XA Pro Carbon and XA Elite wheels, and Quest Pro tyres.

The family is also noticeable for having Mavic’s first carbon mountain bike rim – a departure for a company best known for pushing the envelope of alloy rim tech. Some may ask whether Mavic’s parent company’s purchase of ENVE Composites has anything to do with this. For now though, Mavic insists the two companies are being run separately.

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• ENVE purchased by Mavic’s parent company
• Quiz: can you guess the tyre from the tread?

Quest XA Pro Carbon

The flagship model of the Quest line-up is the XA Pro Carbon wheelset. With a claimed weight of 1490g (650b) or 1535g (29in), impressive figures on the (cliché alert) lateral stiffness and vertical compliance spectrum, and a rim that has an internal width of 26mm, these have the potential to be class leaders.

The range-topping Quest XA Pro Carbon is Mavic's first carbon-rimmed MTB wheelset

Quest XA Elite

Quest Pro tyres

The extras

Initial impressions

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