Why? We don't even know what they are, and from what I can make out from the photos, they aren't tubulars, nor are they steel. That already counts as two significant points in favor of the original rims, provided they are not damaged.

I'll empathetically contest that this machine does not deserve to be disgraced by yet another pair of Mavic Open Pros, stuffed on a C&V machine merely for the sake of doing so.

-Kurt