Technology
The company has employed innovative production with metals and especially alloys. Salomon had Mavic produce the edges for its skis and snowboards.
Mavic designed a spoke nipple mounted on the inside of the rim rather than from the tire side. This allows a rim to remain unpierced on the tire side with the exception of the valve hole. Less material is used in the rim. The Ksyrium wheelset was the first road to utilise this "fore" feature.
Mavic developed electronic gear-shifting system in the 1990s, first called Zap, later re-engineered as Mektronic. The Mektronic was used by riders including Chris Boardman. However, it suffered engineering problems, notably that Boardman's bike shifted gear unpredictably, and was discontinued.
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