Mavic has announced a new lifetime warranty on all its 2021 carbon wheels and appears to be regaining its feet after a turbulent 2020.
The French brand has shifted its focus back to its wheels after branching out to shoes, apparel, and pedals and running into deep financial trouble. When it was supposed that Mavic couldn’t pay its debts last spring, a
French Commercial Court placed it into receivership, which puts the company’s assets and work under the control of a receiver to avoid liquidation.
After a period of struggle and ambiguous rumors about the company’s possible sale to a number of firms, Mavic found deliverance when it was
sold to Bourellier Group. About half the jobs at Mavic were lost in the transition, but the company survived and appears reenergized.
The lifetime warranty will apply to all 2021 carbon wheel models, which were released in September 2020. The two-year warranty on aluminum wheels has also been extended to three years, but it’s worth noting these warranties on both carbon and aluminum wheels are only offered if the products are registered on
mavic.com/care within two months of purchase.
Mavic will also continue to uphold its crash replacement policy, which also requires product registration and covers a percentage of a product’s value on a sliding scale based on how long the product has been used before the damage.
Eventually things turned around and it didn't matter.
Jk I know this is not how any of this works, but it's funny to laugh at Mavic sometimes.
Carbon anything in this industry at the consumer level really needs to stop unless you're a professional racer where materials and weight mean anything. Just watch friday fails. Carbon products are worth shit to the average consumer mountain biker that could barely ride a walmart bike. Enough already with this marketing shit.
Funny how a culture full of crunchy granola eating prius driving nerds can't see what's right in front of their faces.
If I take the stereotype at face value, then I must conclude that most mountain bikers are burrito eating, Tacoma driving mountain bikers.
Personally I don't drive a Tacoma. But I sure do enjoy burritos (and tacos).
Although I'm too poor to drive a tacoma. I drive a f100
We have a very nice environmental policy of paying China to dump our plastic in the ocean for us, we call it "recycling".
But it is hard to find a 300 powered anything. Even harder to find one with big ambulance box on the back for me to live in.
For all the downvoters, think about it. I am doing WAY more for the environment than 99% of the environmental hippies. Sure, I drive a big ass diesel, when I drive. I commute to work on my bicycle (the horror, it is carbon fiber!), I don't have heating or air conditioning. I don't buy a shit load of stuff I don't need because I don't have anywhere to put it.
I don't have an Amazon van driving around for me delivering junk so you can feel happy living in your comfy home with the heater cranked up being all smug about how good you are to the environment because you have a fuel efficient car.
Ironically, my fuel efficient car was just totalled by a hybrid who hit me at full speed on the freeway (I was going 0, he was going 65 and never braked).
I hope all you happy mountain biking hippies aren't throwing stones in your glass houses.
Reducing consumption is the most important step towards a future that isn't a global garbage dump.
But all that proprietary stuff really sucked!
Get us all wheels with optional J-bend spokes. STANDARD NIPPLES. And wider rim options and you are back in the game.
I learned a lot about building wheels and bike shop supply chains trying to keep those running as a poor student.
1780g for a good set, I cant see how this is bad. I have the privateer 161 and it weights 36.38 lbs in size large. What monstrosity do you have in mind with more then 40lbs? Sorry to say that but my tires weight 1450g without anything
I struggled with making the decision on replacement wheels two years ago.
In a typical year, I replace 10 spokes, and at least 1 rim (usually rear). If I’m paying a bike shop to do this, it adds up, to the tune of $500+ depending on how many times the wheel needs attention. Not boasting about riding prowess, its just rocky here, and my line choices have not really improved in 20 years.
That’s a tonne a waste obviously, whatever material the rim is made from.
Based on the cost of a set of WeAreOne rims, with I9 hubs (locally for $1700), that cost is covered in three years, maybe less, maybe more. But zero downtime, and much less waste.
I stuck with alu wheels, as it was hard to accept the cost of entry. Based on my experience, the carbon wheels should make for less waste, and less overall consumerism.
All evidence I have is anecdotal at best, but those I know on carbon wheels, haven’t had to touch them in two years of riding. I on the other hand have replaced 3 alu rims, and have purchased an extra set of wheels to deal with downtime on my wheels in the same time period.
I had Carbon rims crack and go down and my trusty Al rim did it for a year. Impact wasn't even noticed by me. I had luck because I stopped before the jumpline to check my new wheel. 5 Minutes after I dropped in it was dead.
You can't say because it is AL or carbon it will be okay. There are differences in rim design and build quality
I don’t think I know anyone who’s still running carbon rims anymore. Everyone who’s owned them have gone back to alloy.
Haven’t purchased a Mavic product since, don’t plan on starting now.
PHILIPPINE RIDERS: What is warranty???
Posted this on an article about stolen UK bikes. Just gona carry on posting to raise awareness. Please help....
Hey PB how about doing a Weekley post of stolen bikes to help your readers and raise awareness? Had my 7k Ransom stolen and I'm livid Frown The current situation is getting worse and we need to help each other and raise awareness. Anywa, here's a copy of my stolen listing for any UK folk to be aware off. Please like and bump up to the top to help me x
Stolen from Whalley Range Manchester 17.11.20
Scott Ransom 2019 920 heavily modified
Unfortunately I didn’t take a pic after I completed this build. But it was caught in photos of other parts as pictured.
It is the 2019 920 but with the silver/raw finish of the same 2020 one.
I had the horrible sand/brown/orange paint stripped and the bike clear coated.
So it has no branding either but it does have this protective vinyl skin www.dyedbro.com/products/viking
If anyone has done the same to their ransom, please show me pics that I can use to post.
Look out for any shoddy sprayed ransoms. I imagine they will probably strip and sell the parts and maybe respray the frame to sell later as that’s the most traceable
Serial no GW1805288
Full spec
Large Scott Ransom 920 Bike (acid dipped and clear coated for the raw/silver finish)
FOX Nude T EVOL (I upgraded this to the kashima factory version and removed the branding)
FOX 36 Factory kashima Grip2 170mm black (removed the branding and with a oneup axle and oneup edc steerer tool with threaded steerer)
Hope silver ZS44/56 headset
ULTIMATE USE Vyce 40mm stem
Spank vibrocore bars
Ergon GD1 black grips
Shimano m8120 XT 4pot brakes
Shimano m8000 XT gears with a e13 9-46t cassete
Shimano RT86 203mm rotors with sliver Ti bolts
Race face atlas black 165mm crankset with a 32t chainring
Front wheel: Spank vibrocore 29er rim on a black hope pro 4 boost hub Magic Mary 2.35 soft orange grip
Rear wheel: Spank Vibrocore 650b rim on a spank spike XD hub Rock Razor 2.35 soft orange grip
Oneup V2 210 dropper with the new shimano lever
SDG YT saddle
DMR Vault pedals
Hope pressfit BB
Thanks in advance. Rewards for info btw
Lol