Patrick, I have had a number of Mavic rims in my life and have gotten good service from all of them. ( The Ebisu I just sold has a front wheel of Campy NR & Mavic MA 40 which are ancient and going strong.) I have two sets of wheels with Open Pro rims one set is 36/32 and the other 32/28 and they have both held up very well for many years under general road riding, including lots of bad roads and dirt roads. I have not tried to use them for loaded touring but it doesn't sound like that's your plan. As for any decline in quality, I would talk to a professional wheel builder. These guys can often spot a poorly made rim while building.
I think for the use you are talking about Phil Wood are over built, heavy, and expensive. Great for touring but overkill on day trips. I have a pair of Open Pro on White Ind. Hubs - lighter, $100 cheaper, and a very well made hub. Some people say they are noisy, but that is mostly in the shop. Above 12 mph the coasting noise is a barely audible hum. Michael On Tuesday, April 16, 2013 9:02:55 PM UTC-4, Patrick Moore wrote: > > Two questions: First, I want to sell the skinny wheelset for the Fargo: > Bike shop built Sun Rhyno Lite rims with 32 14 g spokes laced to (rear) > black SRAM 8//9/10 Shimano compatible disk cassette hub with Avid BB7 160 > mm rotor (not bent!), no cassette; front ditto to Shimano DH 3DN72 set up > with Avid rotor as above using Problem Solver's converter (ie, from splined > to 6 bolt). Plus pair of moderately used Kevlar bead 35 mm Kojaks and two > pairs of 28-35 mm tubes. Wheels have no more than 1,200 miles on them as > they shared Fargo duty with the SnoCat wheelset. > > I see Rhyno Lite wheelsets on sale for as little as $150 (26"). What's a > fair price for this one? > > Second: I want a nice silver wheelset for the Ram. The ideal would have > sporty-ish rim like an Open Pro, rear 36 and front 32, 14/15 butted spokes, > hubs at least 105 level. Best would be a 7 speed wheelset that I could > respace to 132.5 But 32/32 or 36/36 and 7 or 8/9/10 are fine. > > 2a. What are my options for similar rim/hub combos? I mean, what other > rims are comparable to the Open Pro? I want something sturdy, sub 500 gram, > silver, good reputation. I've used Sun rims like the M14A and the ME14A and > they are inexpensive, light, and apparently bullet proof. A semi aero > profile is fine. Would prefer something as wide as the Open Pro. As to > hubs, as long as they are at Hyperglide, the bearings are decent and they > are silver or, at least, not ugly, I'm not particular. > 2b. What are the best sources for such wheels -- quality, customer > service, price, in that order? > 2c. Does anyone have something like that to trade or sell? > > Thanks. > > -- > > http://resumespecialties.com/index.html > [email protected] <javascript:> > __________________________________________________________________________ > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en-US. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
