Hi, all... Anyone have any experience with wheels from Quality Wheel House, which I assume is QBP's wheel division? As a 225-pound rider who does his early morning rides in the dark on the worst roads known to man, I beat the heck out of my hoops. And I found a deal on a 105 hub laced 3x to a 36h Mavic Open Pro, which was built by the aforementioned outfit. Think it'll hold up? I'd go with one of my LBS's fror a custom wheelbuild, but one of em is mostly BMX, and the other is a former Schwinn dealer with an owner who doesn't really like road bikes because "they don't sell". Any input is greatly appreciated.....
QBP Wheelhouse built up my PowerTap SL wheel (DT rim & spokes) and its a nice job, true and tight. I'll admit one wheel isn't much to go by, but my one experience is good. As a general comment, a 36h 3x OP wheel is about the strongest thing known to man (only slight exaggeration) so you should be fine.
Hi, all... Anyone have any experience with wheels from Quality Wheel House, which I assume is QBP's wheel division? As a 225-pound rider who does his early morning rides in the dark on the worst roads known to man, I beat the heck out of my hoops. And I found a deal on a 105 hub laced 3x to a 36h Mavic Open Pro, which was built by the aforementioned outfit. Think it'll hold up? I'd go with one of my LBS's fror a custom wheelbuild, but one of em is mostly BMX, and the other is a former Schwinn dealer with an owner who doesn't really like road bikes because "they don't sell". Any input is greatly appreciated.....
Masher
How wide are the tires you ride? 28 - 32 mm helps a lot if you can fit them. Even 25 mm beats the 23 that seems to be "standard" out there now. 105 with Open Pro 36h should be good if built properly. Mavic rates Open Pro at 100 kg rider mass. Mavic Rates their A719 (or previous versions called T519 & T520) at 125 kg rider mass.
I have found the Velocity rims to be "tough competitors" The OC (Off Center) rim on the Aerohead rim helps spread the dynamic loads on the rear wheel significantly better. If you can handle wider tires, Velocity's Dyad is very tough and still weighs just a few grams more than Mavic's CXP-33. If you need narrow, but want a very tough rim, Velocity's 700C Deep V rims are it. David Ornee, Western Springs, IL
