Ksyrium Elite vs. Ksyrium SL



Look 566 Rider

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Good day all, Have a new ride, Look 566. Put my 6 year old Elites on to replace the OE Aksium Races. Made a BIG difference in the ride. Looking at buying new Elites or bumping up to the Ksyrium SLs. Can get last years model of both online for a good price. Elites under $550, SLs under $790. Are the SLs (they are sexy though) extra $240 worth of extra stiffness? There is only a 2 ounce difference in weight. I do have a soft spot for the Elite wheels, as I call them my groundhog killers. I nearly decapitated a medium size groundhog with the back wheel. No broken spokes. Wheel did not even need truing afterward. As a side note the new Races weigh the same as the six year old Elites. Thanks in advance for your advice, Mike