road wheel advice please

mav12

just after some info please the rear rim on my kyseriums has worn out started to crack looks expensive to replace so in the market for a replacement wheelset i was going to go with fulcrum racing 5 then came across dave hinde website and i can get a pair of mavic open pro rims on ambrosio hubs for a bit more cash any one had any experience with this company?i am not to bothered about weight looking more for robustness as iam 16 stone these are for a cross bike which is used 80 per cent on road 20 per cent canal paths fire roads etc

any info very welcome

thanks
Rob

ugo.santalucia

There is a colourful literature about David Hinde on this forum... it can probably be summarised as: Wheels are Ok but customer service is poor, so great if you are local (he has a shop, I believe), less so if you go for mail order.
The Fulcrum route has exactly the same problems as the Mavic route with expensive repairs