Lightweight 700c 36 hole rim?

[Raleigh Steve]

Hi

I’ve got a nice set of 36 hole hubs that I would like to build up for my summer road bike. I’d like a set of really light rims for them. Does anyone know of a good lightweight option that comes in a 36 hole option? Most of the obvious choices only come in a 32 max. The riding I do on that bike doesn’t involve much braking so if the lightweight comes partly at the expense of braking surface it wouldn’t really matter.


Cheers

[iandriver]

You can still get open pros in 36 hole. How light did you have in mind?

[Brucey]

https://www.sjscycles.co.uk/rims-tape/32-mavic-open-pro-c-700c-622-rim-cd/

cheers

[Raleigh Steve]

Ah!

Thank you! Much appreciated.

Probably should have found that myself

Cheers

Steve

[tatanab]

Same weight as Open Pro -- Ambrosio Excelliight. Normally over £60 but in a sale at £25 https://www.planetx.co.uk/i/q/RIAMBEXSS ... odised-rim

[Brucey]

Same weight as Open Pro -- Ambrosio Excelliight. Normally over £60 but in a sale at £25 https://www.planetx.co.uk/i/q/RIAMBEXSS ... odised-rim

good spot! ERD is listed as ~600mm BTW; dunno if that is super-accurate or not.

cheers

[Mr Evil]

Velocity A23, which also comes in an off-centre version, which is helpful if the hub flange spacing isn't so good. Availability in the UK has been spotty in the past - not sure what it's like now.

[cycleruk]

Evens Open Pro - silver -36 hole - £36.90
https://www.evanscycles.com/mavic-open- ... vg_1352480

[cycleruk]

Would the Planet-X rims above be a straight swap for the Open-pros?
https://www.planetx.co.uk/i/q/RIAMBEXSS ... odised-rim

[Brucey]

the ERD is different; nominally the spokes for the Open Pro (C) will be ~2.5mm longer

cheers

[cycleruk]

the ERD is different; nominally the spokes for the Open Pro (C) will be ~2.5mm longer
cheers

Thanks Brucy. I did look at the Pro ERD but there was a slight query on how Mavic quoted it compared with others.
Cheers.

[Brucey]

the actual ERD of the Open Pro C is usually 605mm (an average of the rims I have built is 604.5mm I think). The ambrosio excellight is normally quoted as 600mm ERD. However when the rim sections are compared, it seems hard to believe that they are that different to one another;





it might be more of a direct swap than the available ERD information suggests.

cheers