Originally Posted by
Drew Eckhardt
I've commuted on Mavic Reflex clincher and Open Pros for the last fifteen years at weights up to 215 pounds.
I bent the 400 gram Reflex clincher rim I had on the front for 12-14 years after breaking my leg and growing beyond 200 pounds on some sort of road obstacle (most likely a pot hole) although the heavier Open Pros have been fine until crashed.
If the Open Pros were hand-built by some one competent I'd use them.
Everday commuting?
You are not exaggerating out of some out of some need to defend Mavic are you?
I almost routinely toss out a half dozen to a dozen Open Pros each year - Mavic does the best they can but all the eyelets do is buy a little time. I.e., they eventually tear out. The old Reflex clincher? Even worse. There the material separation occurred along the sharp transition from the sidewall to the inner body.
As I've stated already...it's a lightweight racing clincher. Sure, I'd love to use them and CXP-33s on a commute bike - but then again I can deal with problems that crop up. I can't assume the same for my customers - hence why I don't push my personal desires, preferences and greed as advice to my customers. Not a good practice to be honest.
=8-)