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Be fair to say you're not keen on them then? Thanks for that detailed criticism.
As for Open Pros, I'm still reasonably happy with mine, apart from the price, but maybe I'm just not that discerning. (Plus all of mine are older stock anyway.)
I'm resigned to spending that sort of money now anyway.
jsabine-
I'm never too keen on stuff I wouldn't use myself and have bad experiences with.
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apart from the price
The price reflects the fact that Mavic are basically not interested in selling bare rims any more. As long as people keep paying the asking price, they will keep making them, but there are people who actually want your business making better rims for less.
broken_777
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The alloy they use is not strong or stiff.at that weight it's not a great rim.
Tons of swarf and burrs around spoke holes.
Not really round, tension is all over the shop.
Sleeve that joins the rim together is too long making the neighboring spoke beds thicker which really requires you using two longer spokes when using alloy nipples or care about your standards.
Made in USA.
Regarding reviews.lots of people rate open pros, completely disregarding the fact that price went up, quality of alloy went down and this "benchmark" road rim now only takes 100 kgf of tension on the drive side before it starts buckling. In the world of heavily dished hubs, that's not that great.unless you weight 60kg and ride on a smooth tarmac at 10km an hour