Mavic Ceramic D521 / EX721 32h rims or wheels

I realise that this is quite niche! ... Anyone have a pair that they could sell?

I have a pair of ceramic open pros 32hole.

these are 26 inch mtb rims dj

stop hawking those rims in every thread ffs ! ;-)

wot dicki said :P
cheers though!

Obviously buy mine and build another bike as well.

I would normally but I'm falling further and further into a retro mtb --> frankenbike rabbit hole right now and I can't see the way out..

Be quick

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mavic-D521-rims-on-Shimano-XT-Hubs/223271854111?hash=item33fc0a201f:g:GOwAAOSwUPVb4xb-

Hopefully the rims aren't too worn out for you...

ah, just missed those. Although I think I had seen them before. They are the CD anodized version.. you can see where the brake pads have worn through the ano finish.

Might these be any use to you? Rigid a Grizzly carbide £50 from SJS https://www.sjscycles.co.uk/rims-tape/rigida-grizzly-26-559-mtb-css-rim-black-32-hole/
Or https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Hope-Ti-Glide-Retro-Silver-XC-Mavic-CD-CERAMIC-26-Bike-Wheelset-Wheels-Titanium/323572905983?hash=item4b5672b7ff:g:hPUAAOSwj81bqmBb
Spendy as but reflecting the fact 559 ceramic rims are rarer than 700C these days
Here's another carbide rim if it might work for you and built on to a nice Halo hub https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Rigida-X-Cel-Pro-Carbide-like-Mavic-Ceramic-Rim-26-front-wheel-Halo-Hub-720g/202532767769?hash=item2f27e4c819:g:sq4AAOSwR5BbC9Z3

Have you put a wanted ad on the MTB section of retrobikes?
luck hunting

Thanks Mr_Bump, must admit I'd never heard of the Rigida Grizzly CSS before, do you have any experience with them?

i sold arvy / adrevporn a pair of ceramic d521's with xt and edco hubs he may have moved on from them, they were great condition and nigh on unmarked

https://www.lfgss.com/conversations/268439/#comment12356017

might be worth a try

Oh dear Arvy and adrevporn are two different people.

did i say arvy ... doh i meant prav

i'm not racist, honest, some of my best friends are brown

wooooosh over my head, I can't seem to view that link

I put a wanted up on retrobikes and I've been thoroughly ignored so far

No, not used them and they are claimed to be a non expedition rim as stated but actual build/skill of builder will dictate how much of a safe load, I've ridden open pros with 32 spokes with over 180kg on board (excl bike weight)
Carbide rims are different to ceramic and my experience of a set of Matrix 700C was positive, I've no reason to think the Rigida ones would be much if any difference performance wise.

Here's some chat about carbide rims https://yacf.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=5394.0 similar to one of the posters I've used std ceramic pads (WTB and kool stop) so you're not limited to the Swiss stop blue as SJS recommend but I know some people like to stick exactly to the letter/manufacturers spec.
I've always liked Rigida's anyway and never had a bad rim from them.
HTH

@dicki
best we have a word...

Hi I have set of nos mavic ceramics S.U.P 117 CD 32 h grey

Haven’t used CSS rims myself but my colleague has and I’ve worked on his bike.

He uses the recommended pads but they’d been round the world (literally, he did a commonwealth tour thing) and they looked brand new.

In comparison I’ve had CD and ceramic Mavics and it’s definitely a case of when, not if, the coating will come off. Ceramic might be a couple years down the line, CD might be a couple weeks depending what conditions you ride in.