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Often referred to as the one of the best for a road build or CX (Im thinking of putting them on my pompino). Why? What makes them so good? £40 isnt cheap but I suppose it's failry light at 435g. The Open sport is cheaper at £22 and 490g.
Quality and Warranty.
Should last for ages.
You get what you pay for.
Reasonably light, strong, easy to build with.
The Open sport is cheaper at £22
i thought the same, so the other year went for the sport and built up a set of wheels with them for the 3 peaks. compared to the wheels i had been riding (can't remember the exact model, older version of cxp33) they felt quite slow and heavy going. they lasted the peaks, but i had to do some drastic truing on the rear.
last year i built a set of wheels with cxp33, wonderful things. much better feel, non of the sluggishness and survived the peaks perfectly.
the rambling moral of the stort then is, imho, you get what yer pays for so don't scrimp on rims. relative weight may not tell the whole story.
No idea why, however they seem to cope with London pot holes well, I ride my road bike down the Grand Union Canal and Thames path with them and never had a single problem with the rims. I pinched flat a few times and they stay round.
Top quality wheels.
cheers for the info guys,
been running a set of condor built goldtec on open pro for 2 years without having to use the spoke key on them. hit a few potholes in that time too.
they are double eyeleted which probably helps their strength.