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Open pro rims are light, strong and made well. I've had the normal and the ceramic and the normal ones lasted me 6 years in London and the ceramics are going well after two years, Brake wear is what it is and it'd be unusual to be even close to them wearing out after a year although I do think the ceramic coating is possibly overrated, noticing no difference in braking, wet or dry. On both I've used standard Ultegra pads and with a decent hub, I'd recommend them without reserve. I even had one that rode for more than a year with a huge pothole ding in it. They're just great.