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I use a average weight of 440g for the OP but that was determined a couple of years ago. I stopped building with them because they are not popular so pointless holding stock, they wear out quickly (typically 5000 miles or so for the customers I know) and the resulting wheel even with 32 spokes is not overly stiff unless plain guage spokes are used and a 10 speed shimano hub then it is adaquate. You cannot have a light wheelset with the Open Pro rim that is also stable.
With the Ryde Pulse sprint you do get a rim with a thin brake track but it is wide with all the benefits that brings. also the rim is alot stiffer meaning a 28 spoke rear with sapim laser or CX-ray spokes is a stiffer wheel than a Open Pro 32H with plain gauge spokes and a shimano 10 speed hub. So in my view it is worth the extra money and you can actually have a light wheel as well.
The Open Pro was a fine rim 10 years ago but things have moved on. If a new version came out then maybe it would be a benchmark again but the DT Swiss R460, H Plus Son Archetype and a couple of Kinlin rims have that crown now for a wide 450g-485g rim which are also wide. The Ryde Pulse Sprint' brake track is a bit thin to make it an all weather rim. Also Hutchinson tubeless tyres cause a big tension drop but they do that to other rims too.
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So, to save 5 grams over a Mavic Open Pro it's another £25-£40 (depending where you get OP) more per rim for ryde Pulse Sprint if chickencycles price is right?
(assuming Mavic isn't full of it when they say weight is 435) :)