The mavic aksium disc intl 700c wheel is perfect for everyday riding it combines high grade lightweight materials with great ride quality the aksium disc uses straight pull spokes for added stiffness and strength fixed to pin joint and lightweight rims specifically designed for disc brake use this maintains a high reactivity and ease of spinning to withstand the stress of disc brakes mavic have also increased the spoke count to 24 on both front and rear they are crossed three on both sid