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Mavic Open Pro vs Open Spoke
Apparently the Open Spoke rim replaces the old MA3. I've already
ordered some wheels built on the Open Spoke rims to replace the low spoke count wheels (20 and 24 spoke Alex) that came on my bike. I weigh about 215 and ride 200-300 mostly urban miles per month. I'm being quoted about 50 dollars a rim more for the Open Pro. I just wonder if the Open Spoke is okay for someone at my level. I am getting good hubs and spokes. |
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catzz66 wrote: Apparently the Open Spoke rim replaces the old MA3. I've already ordered some wheels built on the Open Spoke rims to replace the low spoke count wheels (20 and 24 spoke Alex) that came on my bike. I weigh about 215 and ride 200-300 mostly urban miles per month. I'm being quoted about 50 dollars a rim more for the Open Pro. I just wonder if the Open Spoke is okay for someone at my level. I am getting good hubs and spokes. If you haven't made up your mind yet, maybe you would consider Velocity Aerohead OC? These rims are asymmetric for the rear which allows much more even spoke tension between the drive and non-drive side. I think this is particularly important for heavy riders and/or heavy use. I broke spokes on all sorts of other wheels, but not these yet. I am about 225lbs and ride on rough-ish roads and I am quite pleased. If I were doing any urban riding it would be no question as far as I am concerned. Joseph |
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catzz66 wrote:
Apparently the Open Spoke rim replaces the old MA3. I've already ordered some wheels built on the Open Spoke rims to replace the low spoke count wheels (20 and 24 spoke Alex) that came on my bike. I weigh about 215 and ride 200-300 mostly urban miles per month. I'm being quoted about 50 dollars a rim more for the Open Pro. I just wonder if the Open Spoke is okay for someone at my level. I am getting good hubs and spokes. Isn't the replacement for the MA3 called "Open Pro" or some such? Don't think it's called "Open Spoke" except maybe when the spokes pull through. Anyway, I thought Open Pros sold for a about $60 apiece (in silver), so paying $50 more for them seems excessive. Art Harris |
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Art Harris wrote:
Art Harris wrote: Isn't the replacement for the MA3 called "Open Pro" or some such? Oops. Make that "Open Sport." Art Harris Exactly right. I misread my notes. |
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catzz66 writes:
Apparently the Open Spoke rim replaces the old MA3. I've already ordered some wheels built on the Open Spoke rims to replace the low spoke count wheels (20 and 24 spoke Alex) that came on my bike. I weigh about 215 and ride 200-300 mostly urban miles per month. I'm being quoted about 50 dollars a rim more for the Open Pro. I just wonder if the Open Spoke is okay for someone at my level. I am getting good hubs and spokes. Wow, I paid $43/ea for my open-pro rims. The open _sport_ has an MSRP of $30, the open pro, $60, I think. So $50 extra for Open Pro is bunk, since this is a higher quality rim that will true up more easily. Mavic price-fixes their rims in all advertising, by being the exclusive national distributor for their own produts, but dealers are allowed to lower the price if the customer bargains. Why not tell the local shop that you can find the rims cheaper, and so you'd prefer to bring in your own rims ?? That might get them to come down in price a little bit on the Mavic "Open Profit" rims... - Don Gillies San Diego, CA |
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Donald Gillies wrote:
catzz66 writes: Apparently the Open Spoke rim replaces the old MA3. I've already ordered some wheels built on the Open Spoke rims to replace the low spoke count wheels (20 and 24 spoke Alex) that came on my bike. I weigh about 215 and ride 200-300 mostly urban miles per month. I'm being quoted about 50 dollars a rim more for the Open Pro. I just wonder if the Open Spoke is okay for someone at my level. I am getting good hubs and spokes. Wow, I paid $43/ea for my open-pro rims. The open _sport_ has an MSRP of $30, the open pro, $60, I think. So $50 extra for Open Pro is bunk, since this is a higher quality rim that will true up more easily. Mavic price-fixes their rims in all advertising, by being the exclusive national distributor for their own produts, but dealers are allowed to lower the price if the customer bargains. Why not tell the local shop that you can find the rims cheaper, and so you'd prefer to bring in your own rims ?? That might get them to come down in price a little bit on the Mavic "Open Profit" rims... - Don Gillies San Diego, CA Thanks for the advice. I'll do it. |
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Mavic price-fixes their rims in all advertising, by being the
exclusive national distributor for their own produts, but dealers are allowed to lower the price if the customer bargains. Why not tell the local shop that you can find the rims cheaper, and so you'd prefer to bring in your own rims ?? That might get them to come down in price a little bit on the Mavic "Open Profit" rims... Mavic rims being sold cheaper generally don't come from Mavic USA. A shop selling an Open Pro for $60 isn't making much money, especially given what UPS is charging for shipping boxes large enough for rims these days. The places selling them for less are bringing them in from off-shore sources... which is fine, except that the pricing they're getting them for isn't available from your LBS. You can, of course, bring in your own rims... but it probably wasn't worth the $17 savings to the many customers we built up the infamous "clicking" Mavic Open Pro wheels for. If we supplied the rim, then it was our responsibility to tear it down and rebuild it. After all, it was *us* who sold the defective product. But if someone brings in a rim purchased elsewhere, and it goes bad, his/her problem is with whomever sold them the defective rim, and if they'll pay to have it rebuilt, great. --Mike-- Chain Reaction Bicycles www.ChainReactionBicycles.com "Donald Gillies" wrote in message ... catzz66 writes: Apparently the Open Spoke rim replaces the old MA3. I've already ordered some wheels built on the Open Spoke rims to replace the low spoke count wheels (20 and 24 spoke Alex) that came on my bike. I weigh about 215 and ride 200-300 mostly urban miles per month. I'm being quoted about 50 dollars a rim more for the Open Pro. I just wonder if the Open Spoke is okay for someone at my level. I am getting good hubs and spokes. Wow, I paid $43/ea for my open-pro rims. The open _sport_ has an MSRP of $30, the open pro, $60, I think. So $50 extra for Open Pro is bunk, since this is a higher quality rim that will true up more easily. Mavic price-fixes their rims in all advertising, by being the exclusive national distributor for their own produts, but dealers are allowed to lower the price if the customer bargains. Why not tell the local shop that you can find the rims cheaper, and so you'd prefer to bring in your own rims ?? That might get them to come down in price a little bit on the Mavic "Open Profit" rims... - Don Gillies San Diego, CA |
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catzz66 wrote: Apparently the Open Spoke rim replaces the old MA3. I've already ordered some wheels built on the Open Spoke rims to replace the low spoke count wheels (20 and 24 spoke Alex) that came on my bike. I weigh about 215 and ride 200-300 mostly urban miles per month. I'm being quoted about 50 dollars a rim more for the Open Pro. I just wonder if the Open Spoke is okay for someone at my level. I am getting good hubs and spokes. Open Sport, not 'spoke' Not a bad rim but we are still hesitant about it cuz the MA-3 was a pile of junk. $60 for OpenPro, $35 for the silver OpenSport...better be 36h, for your weight. |
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Donald Gillies wrote: catzz66 writes: Apparently the Open Spoke rim replaces the old MA3. I've already ordered some wheels built on the Open Spoke rims to replace the low spoke count wheels (20 and 24 spoke Alex) that came on my bike. I weigh about 215 and ride 200-300 mostly urban miles per month. I'm being quoted about 50 dollars a rim more for the Open Pro. I just wonder if the Open Spoke is okay for someone at my level. I am getting good hubs and spokes. Wow, I paid $43/ea for my open-pro rims. The open _sport_ has an MSRP of $30, the open pro, $60, I think. So $50 extra for Open Pro is bunk, since this is a higher quality rim that will true up more easily. Mavic price-fixes their rims in all advertising, by being the exclusive national distributor for their own produts, but dealers are allowed to lower the price if the customer bargains. Why not tell the local shop that you can find the rims cheaper, and so you'd prefer to bring in your own rims ?? That might get them to come down in price a little bit on the Mavic "Open Profit" rims... - Don Gillies San Diego, CA First, Mavic frowns on people selling their rims for less than MSRP-they don't 'allow' people to bargin, this isn't a leather purse in a Korean market. And BTW, why not bargin for the loaf of bread at the market...C'mon Don, margin in bike shops SUCK, why would anybody be so farging cheap to bargain on a stinkin rim, fer crisssakes? The profit you imagine may go to Mavic but it sure as ****e doesn't go to the bike shop..gibe the bike shop a BREAK!!!!! |
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Qui si parla Campagnolo wrote:
Open Sport, not 'spoke' Not a bad rim but we are still hesitant about it cuz the MA-3 was a pile of junk. $60 for OpenPro, $35 for the silver OpenSport...better be 36h, for your weight. Enough already! =] I could not read my own handwriting. Thanks for all the good advice, everybody. |
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