Mavic rims "made in France" vs "made in Romania"?

Robin252

Kona Fan
Is there any difference in terms of strength and quality between the two?

I just got a pair of XC117's and they were made in Romania as opposed to the usual, France.

Haven't tested em yet as I have yet to lace em around my Hope XC hubs
 
My reply is speculative, admittedly; however Mavic have been making the hubs and spokes in Romania for quite a while, along with all their carbon wheel production. The Alu rimes used to be made in france, then shipped to Romania for assembly into complete wheels.
Whether the new owners just moved the alu equipment there wholesale after they went bust, moved production, or always made some Alu rims in Romania also, I don't fully know.
But given the high-end stuff and complete wheelsets have been Romanian-built for around a decade,I doubt there would be any drop in quality, for instance.
 
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