Infinity Hub – Mavic

The hub is the mechanical heart of a wheel, but it is also one of the components the rider sees least. With its Infinity Hub platform, Mavic offers a hub design intended to guarantee even spoke tension, quiet running and easier servicing. This hub is fitted across the current Ksyrium range and to some carbon wheels. Here is what sets it apart.

What is the Infinity Hub?

The design principle

The Infinity Hub is a hub platform designed around one main goal: ensuring perfectly even tension across all the spokes. The flange geometry and the positioning of the spoke holes are optimised so that every spoke works in a balanced way, whether on the freehub side or the opposite side.

Lacing with no contact between spokes

One of the distinctive features of the Infinity Hub is its optimised spoke lacing: there is no contact between the spokes themselves. On many wheels with crossed spokes, the spokes touch at the crossing point, which can generate unwanted noise (clicking, creaking) under impacts or heavy loads. With the Infinity Hub, the lacing is designed so that the spokes never physically cross, eliminating this noise.

Spokes of identical length

All the spokes on the Infinity Hub are the same length, a feature that simplifies servicing and replacement. If a spoke breaks, there is no need to look for a specific part number depending on its position on the wheel.

QRM Auto bearings

The Infinity Hub uses QRM Auto bearing technology (Qualité de Roulements Mavic Auto). These sealed cartridge bearings preload automatically to maintain optimal play at all times. Their double sealing (C3) protects them from water and dust ingress.

The practical benefits of the Infinity Hub

1. A more stable, more durable wheel

Even spoke tension is the basis of a wheel that stays true over time. Variations in tension between spokes cause the wheel to go gradually out of true and wear unevenly. By optimising this evenness, the Infinity Hub contributes to the wheel’s longevity and to the stability of its behaviour.

2. Quiet running

The absence of contact between the spokes eliminates unwanted noise. It is a welcome comfort day to day, especially on rough roads or over cobbles, where repeated impacts put a heavy load on the spokes.

3. Simplified servicing

Spokes of identical length, tool-free removal of the ID360 freehub, QRM Auto bearings with automatic preload: the Infinity Hub is designed to keep maintenance work to a minimum. Mavic states that a spoke can be replaced without removing the wheel from the bike.

4. Optimised power transfer

The combination of optimised lacing and even spoke tension ensures an efficient transfer of effort from the hub to the rim. When accelerating and sprinting, the lateral stiffness of the hub and spoke system contributes to the wheel’s responsiveness.

Which wheels feature the Infinity Hub?

The Infinity Hub is mainly fitted to Mavic’s aluminium range:

• Ksyrium S and Ksyrium S Disc – entry-level Ksyrium (around 1,570–1,620 g)
• Ksyrium SL and Ksyrium SL Disc – top-of-the-range aluminium (around 1,480–1,575 g)
• Ksyrium Heritage SL – new for 2025/2026

The top-of-the-range carbon wheels (Cosmic Ultimate, Cosmic SLR) use specific carbon hubs based on different principles (carbon flanges, R2R or straight spokes), but share the ID360 freehub and the QRM Auto bearings.

Conclusion

The Infinity Hub is a hub platform that makes no noise – literally and figuratively. No spectacular technology or impressive figures, but a careful design that guarantees even tension, quiet running and easy servicing. It is the kind of component you appreciate over time, when the wheel is still true and quiet after thousands of kilometres. For riders looking for reliable, easy-to-live-with aluminium wheels, the Infinity Hub is a discreet but relevant argument.