Mavic Open Pro - Max Tyre pressures?

[Oxford_Guy]

I read that current generation Mavic Open Pro rims specify of max tyre pressue of 85 psi, which sounds very low to me for road bike tyres, unless that figure only relates to tubeless or larger than 25mm tyres? Surely if running a 25mm tyre you're likely to be wanting to hit 100 psi (or more)?

[Phil W]

Internal rim width is 19C which is 28mm tyres and up to 62mm.

[Oxford_Guy]

Internal rim width is 19C which is 28mm tyres and up to 62mm.

So not suitable for 25mm or even 23mm tyres??

[Phil W]

Internal rim width is 19C which is 28mm tyres and up to 62mm.

So not suitable for 25mm or even 23mm tyres??

Outside ETRO spec, use the combination at your own risk etc.

[fuaran]

Which current generation Open Pro?
The regular old style version is now the "Open Pro C", which is still a current model, available to buy in plenty of places. It is 15mm internal, recommended tyre width 19 to 28mm.

The new Open Pro UST is wider, 19mm internal, recommended for 28 to 47 mm tyres.

[Oxford_Guy]

Which current generation Open Pro?
The regular old style version is now the "Open Pro C", which is still a current model, available to buy in plenty of places. It is 15mm internal, recommended tyre width 19 to 28mm.

The new Open Pro UST is wider, 19mm internal, recommended for 28 to 47 mm tyres.

Ah, I see. It'll be the Open Pro C then, as I'll be running 23mm or 25mm tyres.  Sorry, confusing naming...

It's strange, as am pretty sure you can run 25mm tyres on H Plus Son Archetypes, but they're 23mm (external) width, so I doubt as small as 15mm internally: http://hplusson.com/products/archetype

[Paul H]

It's strange, as am pretty sure you can run 25mm tyres on H Plus Son Archetypes, but they're 23mm (external) width, so I doubt as small as 15mm internally: http://hplusson.com/products/archetype

17.5mm internal with a recommended tyre size 23 - 40

[Oxford_Guy]

It's strange, as am pretty sure you can run 25mm tyres on H Plus Son Archetypes, but they're 23mm (external) width, so I doubt as small as 15mm internally: http://hplusson.com/products/archetype

17.5mm internal with a recommended tyre size 23 - 40

Thanks! So both the H Plus Son Archetype and Mavic Open Pro C sound like viable options - any reason to favour one over the other?

[Brucey]

yes, open pro C is lighter, more classical looking, and is more suitable for the 23mm tyres you will be running if you use mudguards

cheers

[Oxford_Guy]

yes, open pro C is lighter, more classical looking, and is more suitable for the 23mm tyres you will be running if you use mudguards

Thanks, that's what Mercian recommended too, so will probably go with that. Do the Mavic labels come off the rims easily or are they strongly glued?

[Brucey]

they come off without great difficulty.  Lloyds offer reproductions of classic Mavic decals a bit like these



in several variations. The open pro C rim isn't flat enough to show a similar label perfectly but it will probably look OK anyway.

cheers

[Oxford_Guy]

Thanks Brucey - this Lloyds?: https://h-lloyd-cycles.myshopify.com/

[Brucey]

if they do bike transfers and decals, yes

cheers

[Phil W]

yes, open pro C is lighter, more classical looking, and is more suitable for the 23mm tyres you will be running if you use mudguards

cheers

Open Pro UST is lighter. So not sure what you are comparing to when you say lighter?

[Oxford_Guy]

yes, open pro C is lighter, more classical looking, and is more suitable for the 23mm tyres you will be running if you use mudguards

cheers

Open Pro UST is lighter. So not sure what you are comparing to when you say lighter?

H Plus Son Archetype

Don't want the UST rims as are too wide for 23 mm and 25mm tyres

[Phil W]

Thought you might have gone for more traditional wider tyre widths.


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[Oxford_Guy]

Thought you might have gone for more traditional wider tyre widths.

Traditional for a road bike is narrow, no?

[Phil W]

No that is only something relatively recent from the 90's.  Before that 27" wheels had 31mm tyres aka 1 1/4 inch tyres.


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[Oxford_Guy]

No that is only something relatively recent from the 90's.  Before that 27" wheels had 31mm tyres aka 1 1/4 inch tyres.

1990s is traditional enough for me!