Too big for carbon?

kajjal

junglist_matty wrote:

FransJacques wrote:

but Open Pros would not be my first choice, they're narrow - you need a wider rim for good tyre support

:? good tyre support!? What are you chatting about!?

...If you did manage to brake a Mavic Open Pro rim (which would take some doing), it's all of £20 for a new one, plus the cost (say another £20,£30) to get it rebuilt, it's really a no brainier for heavy riders, hence why I use them.

That would be my view as well. As road wheels go they are hard wearing. I am about 100kg and ride on 23mm tyres at 105psi front and rear. This works fine for me even when braking hard on fast descents or cornering at speed.

FransJacques

Wide rims? seriously? what rock have you 2 dudes have been hiding under:

http://www.cyclingwest.com/are-23-mm-cl ... clinchers/
http://www.slowtwitch.com/Tech/Implicat ... _2803.html
http://www.cyclingnews.com/reviews/hed- ... set-review

Consider yourselves edumicated.

Some of this is of course marketing hype but from one such builder (there are others): http://www.wheelsmith.co.uk/road-wheels-prices

junglist_matty

FransJacques wrote:

Wide rims? seriously? what rock have you 2 dudes have been hiding under

Yep, I know all the theory behind it; I'm 95kg, I have 19mm rims and have used both 23 and 25mm tyres on these rims, I have descended fast and never had an issue, they corner fine and grip well. It is as you say marketing hype; tubulars are a completely different ball game; simply widening a clincher tyre does not come close to the performance of a tubular tyre.

taimur

Carbonator wrote:

Note to self............ Do not buy a set of used Easton wheels from Essex.

My note to self after experience with vistal SL Ea70 and EA70 rebuilt, was: "when buying new wheels, never go closer than spitting distance to an Easton Wheel"

gabriel959

junglist_matty wrote:

FransJacques wrote:

but Open Pros would not be my first choice, they're narrow - you need a wider rim for good tyre support

:? good tyre support!? What are you chatting about!?

...If you did manage to brake a Mavic Open Pro rim (which would take some doing), it's all of £20 for a new one, plus the cost (say another £20,£30) to get it rebuilt, it's really a no brainier for heavy riders, hence why I use them.

Mavic Open Pro rims cost £40 AFAIK but if you could let me know where to find them for £20 that would be great.

I am using them currently but I have to say that the H Plus Sons Archetypes at £50 are sounding rather tempting when I have to get the wheels rebuilt because of the known benefits of wider rims.

FransJacques

If you have durability issues you best be getting yourself something like a touring rim: http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/mavi ... wwodtEMAjQ

sah682

junglist_matty wrote:

Question is at 6 ft 4 and weighing in at 16st 11 (106 kg) at present aiming to be down to max 16st (100 kg) by April

First off, you're fairly heavy for road bikes, but of course that's no problem, just something to be wary of when choosing equipment.

sah682 wrote:

Ultegra 6700 wheels due for delivery via Santa post on the 25th

Why why why? 16spoke front, 20spoke rear!!!!!!! They won't support your weight, they will work fine for the first few thousand miles if you're lucky, then they will break. They are not strong enough for someone of 100kg, let alone 115kg!

Wheels returned and refunded.

After reading the feed back I would have been riding waiting for them to break. Should have looked into it more rather than clicking buy because they were on offer

Currently have a set of Mavic Open pro's (32) on ultegra hubs being built. Will let you know how they go when the arrive

Iamnot Wiggins

Don't know how so many of you have issues with Mavic wheels. I'm the best part of 16 stone & ran Kysrium Elites for 3 years before I upgraded. No issues, no bends, no broken spokes. THEY WILL SUPPORT THE WEIGHT. I now run a pair of R-SYS SLR wheels and have not had any issues with these either. The old Ksyriums are still in use on the winter bike & will remain until they die. Yes, i can flex both sets of wheels but nothing to be alarmed about.