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scottfess
a Recreational Rider
from Date Reviewed: May 30, 2010
Strengths: These wheels spin like crazy and they are great value plus not as stiff as the bontragers.Fantastic value and great quality.Weaknesses: Not flashey.however this means nothing.because these wheels rock.Bottom Line: Purchased a set of mavic open pros with durace hubs to replace my bontrager x lites.My rear Bontrager rear wheel volcanoed for the second time and Trek has been draging there feet in terms of replcing my rear wheel.So instead of waiting for them i had Bob build me a set of Mavic open pros.These wheels have been rocking my world for a month know they seem to have more snap then the bontragers.My trek 5500 feels better in the turns and spins better on the climbs I love them.
Favorite Ride: trek 5500 w/mavic open pro
Purchased At: valley bicycles
Similar Products Used: Bontrager race x-lites tehy stink in comparison.
Bike Setup: Treek 5500 w/ultegra sl 10speed Mavic open pro w/durace hubs.
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Mike
a Road Racer
from Date Reviewed: March 18, 2008
Strengths: PRICE, weight, quality, road feelWeaknesses: Don't get lots of attentionBottom Line: I bought these to replace Ksyrium SL SSC wheels that did not age well. These are the 7800 front and the new 7850 rear Dura Ace hubs laced 3x with Wheelsmith 14/15 db spokes to Mavic Open Pro rims. They are light, strong and feel great on not so smooth roads. they actually ride better than the Ksyriums (not as harsh)
Favorite Ride: anywhere
Price Paid:
$299.00
Purchased At: performance
Similar Products Used: Ksyriums, Ultergra hubs/Open Pro rims
Bike Setup: Giant Team Carbon, Dura Ace
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Mtn Mike
a Road Racer
from Date Reviewed: January 11, 2007
Strengths: strong
plush ride
smooth bearings
readily available parts (any LBS stocks)
Weaknesses: Weight & aerodynamics might be a concern for lighter weight racers.
Not chi-chi cool looking.Bottom Line: Excellent all around wheelset. A jack of all trades ride. I've used the OP/DA for everything from road racing, training, cyclocross racing, commuting around town, and even a mountain bike race or two (on my CX bike). I'm 200 lbs and don't go easy on wheels. I've put on about 15 K miles on one set of OP rims over 4 years, and they've only been trued 2 times. They're relatively light for how strong they are, but certainly wouldn't be the choice of serious climbers or light weight racers. The DA bearings are silky smooth.
Favorite Ride: can't decide
Price Paid:
$400.00
Purchased At: LBS --- North Divisi
Similar Products Used: Mavic Heliums
105/OPs
Easton's
Bike Setup: Serotta CDA
Surly Cross Check
(both with OPs)
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Submitted by
leithenm
a Road Racer
from Date Reviewed: July 24, 2005
Strengths: Stiff, Durable, Easy to overhaul, CheapWeaknesses: None!Bottom Line: I just bought this open pro rear wheel (built on a Dura Ace 7800 hub) as a training wheel.
I currently have Ksyrium SLs and I've had many problems with my rear wheel being too flexy while I'm out of the saddle (and I'm only 150ibs).
Anyways, after 2 rides this new wheel has absolutely blown my mind. Its the smoothest rolling wheel I've ever ridden (go with Dura Ace hubs if you can choose) and the quality is as good as any wheelset (I think the shimano hubs are better manufactured than the Mavics).
The wheels are bombproof and surprisingly lightweight (hardly heavier than Ksyriums) and SO stiff (way stiffer than Ksyriums). Also, the hubs are dead easy to overhaul, so you dont have to worry about riding the wheels in rain/winter since you can just keep them clean inside - compare to cartridge bearings which are a nightmare to take apart and rebuild.
These wheels are proof that more expensive is not always better.
I highly recommend them to anyone looking for a solid longlasting reliable and fast wheelset. I guess they're not as flashy as something like Ksyriums or Zipps, but only to the untrained eye!
Price Paid:
$120.00
Purchased At: EBay
Similar Products Used: Mavics, Campagnolos
Bike Setup: Caad7 w/ DA 10 and Ksyrium SLs (and now a rear Open Pro!)
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trent526
a Road Racer
from ColoradoDate Reviewed: September 19, 2003
Strengths: Light weight, great price, comfortable ride.Weaknesses: noneBottom Line: This wheelset is wonderful. I have owned and ridden several "boutique" wheelsets such as Velomax and Mavic but this set ranks right up there especially for the price. Mine are the Excel Cirrus wheelset built with Revos ft. and Revos/DB drive side rear. The DA hubs are fantastic especially the easy service and smooth rolling loose ball bearings. The Mavic Open Pros are very comfortable riding rims as well. These wheels are also light enough that I notice no weigh penalty on climbs even though they are no more than a few ounces heavier than the lightest, much more expensive wheelsets.
Favorite Ride: Independence Pass
Price Paid:
$300.00
Purchased At: Excel Sports Boulder
Similar Products Used: Velomax, Mavic, Ritchey
Bike Setup: Merlin Agilis, Dura Ace
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