The Mavic Deemax DH wheels have been instantly identifiable over the years with their bright yellow color scheme flying down the mountain. More recently, they’ve also added a Pro version for enduro racing, offering a lighter but still burly version for when you’ve gotta climb up the hill, too.
Now, the Deemax DH wheelset follows suit with wider 28mm internal width rims, and improving vertical compliance to track the ground better without giving up lateral stability…
The new Deemax DH keep the 28 spoke count, but now they’re double-butted lightweight steel spokes laced 3x, and the rims get their ISM4D shaping to shed a few grams. The prior model used their standard ISM machining that left a central spine and harder edges. To show how far things have come, these come in about 20g lighter than the 2010 26″ Deemax Ultimates, and they’re about 70g lighter than the prior 27.5″ Deemax DH with 21mm internal width rims.
Thanks to their FORE drilling, there are no spoke holes in the rim bed, so tubeless set up is easy.
Rear hubs are 12×157 thru axle, convertible to quick release. Front is 20mm thru, convertible to 15mm thru axle.
The wheels get a cosmetic change, too, switching to black. They ship with standard Shimano/SRAM freehub bodies, an XD Driver Body is available separately. Recommended for 35-69mm tires (1.4″ to 2.7″).
The Deemax Pro wheels carry over from what we saw at Eurobike, using a 28mm wide front rim paired with a 25mm (internal) rear. That design is used to pair with matched tire widths that keep the back end a little more spritely. Wheelset weight is 1,700g (claimed). Full coverage on that model here.
