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Chinese Carbon Road Bikes => Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components => Topic started by: Manas on December 09, 2025, 08:40:40 PM
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feels like 90% of all the Elitewheels discussions from their website products focus on the Drive II.
what about their cheaper Marvel II wheels?
did anyone ride them and could share their experience?
specs are here:
https://www.elite-wheels.com/product/marvel-50d-ii-disc-brake-carbon-road-bike-wheelset-700c/
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At $800+ price point, the new Elitewheels Edge is a much better choice and there's also better brands out there which are cheaper, lighter and better such as XMCS, Zen, DFS, Serenade etc.
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well the Marvel has discount codes too which brings the price closer to the Edge. afaik elitewheels website and ali are different products, managed by different teams and what you can buy on their website is of higher quality.
if you simple compare the specs then yes the Edge is lighter by a good amount but that doesnt mean it performs better. stiffness as an example, the Edge only uses a 1:1 spoke pattern. ratchet or pawl doesn't matter to me, the engagement angle is good enough. would love to see an actual review comparison between the Marvel and their ali products.
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well the Marvel has discount codes too which brings the price closer to the Edge. afaik elitewheels website and ali are different products, managed by different teams and what you can buy on their website is of higher quality.
if you simple compare the specs then yes the Edge is lighter by a good amount but that doesnt mean it performs better. stiffness as an example, the Edge only uses a 1:1 spoke pattern. ratchet or pawl doesn't matter to me, the engagement angle is good enough. would love to see an actual review comparison between the Marvel and their ali products.
Nah, it's the same as Farsports and Wheelsfar websites. The website is dedicated to Western audience who have more cash in their pockets and is affiliated with all the influencer's content.
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well the Marvel has discount codes too which brings the price closer to the Edge. afaik elitewheels website and ali are different products, managed by different teams and what you can buy on their website is of higher quality.
if you simple compare the specs then yes the Edge is lighter by a good amount but that doesnt mean it performs better. stiffness as an example, the Edge only uses a 1:1 spoke pattern. ratchet or pawl doesn't matter to me, the engagement angle is good enough. would love to see an actual review comparison between the Marvel and their ali products.
A salesrep here in Europe also tried to convince me of that. He just had a hard time telling me the actual difference.. Wonder why..
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I see. somewhat what I expected, because why would you completely separate your products from production or management.
well I looked a lot at their ali stuff. The Marvel II would be similar price.
Edge 3.0 doesn't have ceramic bearings a bit worse spokes and like mentioned uses a 1:1 spoke pattern which worries me about stiffness. Also I don't see any info which carbon it is made of. the weight is low, thats the good thing.
The aero+ wheel does have 2:1 lacing and ceramic bearings but weighs even more than the Marvel in 53mm.
what also confuses me is why there is a UCI certification picture on aliexpress if those arent in the list of approved wheels.
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Probably get better customer support on direct purchase too