Mavic Current & Vintage Rims
Current Mavic production rims on this page: CXP Pro 700c x 32-hole | Open Pro UST 700c x 32-hole | Open Pro-C 700c x 32-hole | Open Sport 700c 36-hole black | Open Pro 32-hole silver | Open Pro 32-hole black | Open Pro CD 32-hole | Open Pro CD 36-hole | T519 Black/Ceramic 40-hole
Vintage Mavic rims on this page: MA-40 700c 36-hole | MA40 700c 32-hole | Open Pro 650c 32-hole CD | Module E 700c x 36-hole clincher | Mod E2 700c 36-hole clincher | Sport tubular 36-hole | 36-hole tubular rim
Plus: Vintage Mavic Magazine ads
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What is now Mavic was started in the late 19th century as a maker of bicycle components. Charles Idoux & Lucien Chanel began making bicycle parts in 1889. They called their company "Manufacture d'Articles Vélocipédiques Idoux et Chanel". Obviously Mavic is much easier to say.
It was in 1934 that Mavic hit its stride when they began making aluminum bicycle rims. The Tour de France initially forbade their use, Tour boss Henri Desgrange felt they were unsafe compared to wooden rims. Antonin Magne won his second Tour in 1934 using Mavic rims that were painted to look like ones of wood.
In 1975 Mavic began producing the revolutionary Module E, made with a real hook on the bead. This gave the Michelin Elan and other high-pressure tires a more secure seat and almost eliminated tire blow-offs.
Mavic introduced their own component groupset in 1979. The rear derailleurs were beautifully well-made and had an interesting difference. All the derailleur pivot pins were held in place with removable circlips. The derailleurs could be completely disassembled, cleaned and rebuilt. Broken or worn parts, even of the parallelogram, could be replaced.
Mavic CXP Pro 700c x 32-hole clincher rim. New, $80.00/each
Part# 51483-P
- We have two in stock
- Each rim weighs 470 grams.
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Thanks to its 23 mm aero shaped profile, CXP Pro slices through the air, while its Maxtal alloy keeps its weight low. SUP welded and eyeleted, CXP Pro is also very strong and durable.
Here's a cross-section of the Mavic CXP Pro rim
Side view. Still in its factory wrap.
Mavic Open Pro UST 700c x 32-hole clincher rim. New, $120.00/each
Part# 51401
- Weight is 430 grams each.
- We have two in stock.
Side view
Close-up
Close-up of the sidewall, showing that Mavic has tried to eliminate all unnecessary material.
Mavic Open Pro-C 700c x 32-hole clincher rim. New, $80.00/each
Part# 51553-C
- Rim weight is 435 grams
- We have two in stock.
Side view
Close-up of the rim.
Mavic Open Sport 700c 36-hole 16mm black clincher rim. New, $55.00/each
Part #51476
- We have two in stock.
- This rim weighs 450 grams
- This rim has a welded seam, machined sidewalls & single eyelet.
Side view
Close-up of the rim, shwong the wear indicator groove in the sidwall.
Looking in the rim at the valve hole.
Mavic Open Pro Silver 700 x 32 hole 16mm rim. New, $100.00/each
Part# 51558
- We have three in stock.
- Double eyelet
- Welded with machined sidewalls
- 420 grams
New and ready for the road.
Mavic Open Pro Black 700c x 32 hole 16mm rim. New, $100.00/each
Part #51553
- We have two in stock
- Double eyelet
- Welded with machined sidewalls
- 420 grams
New and ready for the road.
Mavic Open Pro CD 700 x 32 16mm rim. New, $120.00/each
Part# 51519
- We have two in stock.
- Hard Anodized
- Double eyelet
- welded, with machined sidewalls
- 460 grams
Mavic Open Pro CD 700 x 36 16mm rim. New, $120.00/each
Part# 51552
- Hard Anodized
- Double eyelet
- Welded, with machined sidewalls
- 460 grams
Mavic T519 Black/Ceramic 700 x 40 hole 16mm rim. New, $150.00/each
Part# 51477
- Ceramic coated sidewalls
- Double eyelet
- Welded, with machined sidewalls
- 580 grams
Mavic MA-40 700C x 36 hole rim. New, $300.00/each
Part# 51551
- This rims weighs 460 grams
- Stainless steel double eyelets
- Hard anodized
- Produced mid-1980s - 1999
Still new and beautiful after all these years.
Close-up
Mavic MA40 700c x 32-hole rim. Lightly used, $175.00/each
- This rims weighs 470 grams
- External width 20.5mm, Internal width 13.5mm (between the lips, not at the bottom).
Side view
Close-up of the rim labels
The rim sidewall
Scratch on the rim sidewall
Looking in the rim at the valve stem hole
Mavic Open Pro 650c 32-hole CD (hard anodized) rim. New, $90.00/each
Part# 51518
- This rim weighs 390 grams.
- We have three in stock.
- Stainless steel double eyelets
Here's the rim.
Here are the rim labels.
Looking in the rim at the valve hole. The stainless steel double eyelets are are nice feature.
Mavic Module E 700c x 36 hole clincher rim. Used
This was the rim that started the lightweight clincher revolution. Mavic Module-E rims were introduced in 1975. They were developed in conjunction with Michelin to work with their new Elan tires. Module-E rims were 20mm wide vs. the 22, 23, or 24mm wide alloy rims of the day. They had hooks inside to secure the beads on the Elan tires that prevented their blowing off the rims at higher pressures.
Mavic Module E 700c x 36 hole clincher rim #1. Used, $75.00/each
Side view
It still has its vintage Mavic label.
A look in the rim at the valve hole
Mavic Module E 700c x 36 hole clincher rim #2. Used, $75.00/each
Side view
The vintage rim label
Looking in the rim at the valve hole
Mavic Module E2 700c 36-hole clincher rim. Used, $75.00/each
- Factory weight given for this rim is 430 grams.
- This rim was produced from 1979 until sometime in the 1980s.
- This rim no longer has its label.
Side view of the rim.
Here's the rim joint, which Mavic has always done very well.
Looking in the rim at the valve hole.
Mavic Sport 36-hole Red Label Tubular Rim. Used, $45.00/each
- We are comfortable that these are Mavic Sport tubular rims from the 1970s, but we are not absolutely sure.
- These rims are not ferruled and require washers, which will be supplied with the rims
- These rims weigh 340 grams each.
- We have two in stock.
Here are the rims.
Looking down on the rims,
The decades-old Mavic stickers.
Mavic(?) 36-hole tubular rim. Used, $45.00/each
- We cannot nail down the maker of these rims for sure. To us, given the shape of the rims and ferrules, they are probably Mavic rims from the 1960s. No matter who the maker is, they would not have been made any later that 1968 because the valve stem decals say "S.G.D.G", an abbreviation for "Breveté Sans Garantie Du Gouvernement" (patent without government guarantees). It was a form of patent that ended in 1968.
- We have two of these rims in stock.
- These rims weigh 390 grams each.
Here are the rims.
The only labels the rims have. The decals have "S.G.D.G.", meaning they were made no later than 1968.
Looking down on the rims. You can see that they are in great condition
Here's a Mavic ad from the early 1990s.
Cover of the 1991 Mavic Catalogue
Mavic rims of a time past.
A nice photo of the M 261 muntain rim.