Mavic 230 tib advice

[Takingabreak]

I'm slowly working to reducing the fleet of bikes I have and the next bike to go up for sale will be an early P7. Given that bikes are not fetching decent prices these days my plan is to list it as cheaply as possible by having functional but not swish parts fitted.

This bike has mavic 230 tib / lx M560 wheels and I'm wondering if the rims are a bit too nice to have on a bike I plan to list cheaply.

So, question to the retrobike community. Are these rims sought after? They look quite rare in that they are a bronze type colour.

 

[FluffyChicken]

Rim are technically on top up from the 231CDs aimed at racing,in reality they are the same but for weight weenies. Why are they the same, well they bend quite easily, especially getting dints in them, compared to 231CD.
So top end rims,the X717 of its time in Mavics line up. But not expensive like 231CD Ceramic, LX hub seems a bit low for them,usually with XT/DX/Hope sort o level.

But check the condition.

The TIB is the bronze colour, worked best when they had been ground through in winter, they also had a SBP (raw-ish Alu colour). Better but not as desirable, it was all about the colour. Goes with MAG21s nicely.

 

[Takingabreak]

Thanks for the info. I've given them a wipe over and they seem in remarkably good condition. There was a ding in the side wall which I gently bent back into shape, it didn't take much effort to do so, they do seem a bit soft.

My thinking at the moment is to just sell them with the bike rather than mess around swapping some different rims across but I'll let that sink into my brain for a while as the colour would nicely match another frame I have.